The environment limits plant growth and the distribution of plants. If any single environmental factor is less than ideal, it becomes a limiting factor in plant growth. Limiting factors are also ...

Climate change has become an undisputed fact, it is evident in many regions of the world 1,2, and has an effect on hydrometeorological factors and drought severity 3,4,5,6. Forests are facing a great ...

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a highly valuable bulb crop in the Allium genus of the Alliaceae family. Onion is believed to have originated in Iran, western Pakistan and Central Asia 1. Onion is a ...

In the last two columns I discussed the first two environmental factors affecting plant growth and the distribution of plants — light and temperature. This week, I will look at the third factor — ...

Plants adapt the growth of their roots and shoots differently in response to environmental changes, according to a study involving the Ecological-Botanical Garden (ÖBG) at the University of Bayreuth.