Trying to grow new plants from the cuttings of your existing plants? Break out the rooting hormone. Rooting hormone is usually a substance that you apply to plant cuttings. This hormone speeds the ...

Propagating new plants is one of the joys of gardening, but it isn't always effective. Rooting hormone can help, but what if you'd prefer a natural, homemade alternative? Rooting hormone isn't ...

Propagating new plants by taking cuttings from your current favorites is always a fun endeavor — until they fail to root. So, to avoid such torment, some gardeners aid their cuttings with rooting ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access deeper water reserves. The study highlights how ABA and auxin, another key ...

A recently circulated hack claims that pothos grown in water will help other plants sprout roots. We reached out to an expert ...

Plant roots can grow without limit. To do so, they need to balance the production of new cells via cell division and elongation. Plant hormones known as brassinosteroids play a key role in this ...

How do environmental cues steer the branching of plant roots? Insights into how water availability shapes root growth reveal an unexpected mechanism behind the hormone-mediated regulation of this ...