Roots "feel" gravity to extend and anchor themselves in the soil, but they can alter their growth direction toward a water source when needed. However, according to a new study by scientists at the ...

New research by University of Utah biologists uncovers how aspen trees 'remember' past drought in their leaves.

A sweeping review in iScience reveals that irrigation regimes and rhizosphere microbes form a bidirectional feedback loop ...

One of the secrets of gardening is to be honest with yourself. All of those pretty plants in your shopping cart may look healthy in the garden store, but will they survive the clay-like soil in your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Botanica is launching a new effort to help water conservation efforts amid a drought in the Wichita area. The botanical garden ...

A University of Córdoba study finds that drought and pathogen-hosting shrubs in the surrounding landscape intensify the ...

Plus, a trick to help all your plants weather dry spells. If you live in an area that doesn't get a lot of rain, you know that finding drought-resistant plants to pretty up your yard can sometimes be ...

Image Credit: Martina Jorden / Unsplash. Most people picture xeriscaping as a gravel pit with one sad cactus gasping in the sun. That image has scared off more would-be converts than any water bill ...

Rain following drought brings welcome relief, but grazing young sorghum regrowth too soon can trigger fatal prussic acid ...

"We could have tens of thousands of new wetlands." ...