Nature enthusiasts and gardeners may have noticed of late the eye-catching plant structures featured in the image above. They are very common at present. Each structure is composed of an upright, ...

A new study on genetic pathways in the common liverwort could have future implications for crop manipulation. A new study on genetic pathways in the common liverwort could have future implications for ...

Though it's found around the world, it's easy to overlook the common liverwort - the plant can fit in the palm of one's hand and appears to be comprised of flat, overlapping leaves. Despite their ...

Quinoclamine has been evaluated for POST control of liverwort in nursery crop production. Nearly all previous research has assumed that high spray volumes (e.g., > 935 L/ha) were required for ...

This photo-based field guide to the more common or distinctive bryophytes of northeastern North America gives beginners the tools they need to identify most specimens without using a compound ...

Move over, marijuana: Scientists have their eye on a THC-like psychoactive chemical found in the unassuming, lumpy Radula, a group of plants in the liverwort family. That’s not to say that some people ...

Relationship between plants and filamentous microbes not only dates back millions of years, but modern plants have maintained this ancient mechanism to accommodate and respond to microbial invaders.

Evolutionary plant biologists at the University of Toronto have identified a protein that evolved approximately 500 million years ago that enables plants to convert light into energy through ...

A new study on genetic pathways in the common liverwort could have future implications for crop manipulation. The findings of the US-led study, co-authored by genetic biologist Professor John Bowman ...

The common liverwort is a living link to the transition from marine algae to land plants. Biologists have analyzed the genome sequence of the common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) to identify genes ...