For more than a hundred years, scientists have studied the strange partnership between ants and seeds. In this relationship, known as myrmecochory, ants are drawn to seeds that offer fatty, ...

By most historical accounts, the Roman Emperor Caligula was a nightmare–a sadistic, debaucherous, and unstable despot.

Students in Introduction to Biological Sciences do a lab class in the Botanical Conservatory greenhouse. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) The plant sciences major at UC Davis is designed for students who ...

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

When you study plant sciences, you get hands-on experience with plants and agriculture, experience that can lead to a lucrative, rewarding career and a healthier planet for us all. The combination of ...

Plant phototropism—directional growth in response to light—serves as a key adaptive mechanism, optimizing photosynthesis and ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Engineers and plant scientists worked together to improve a basic tool of plant research. The result is more efficient and ...

And there are a multitude of jobs for plant science majors! According to Seed Your Future, 39 percent of all horticulture jobs go unfilled each year due to insufficient graduates. Structure. Students ...

Scholarships. Pursue a scholarship. The Department of Plant Sciences offers graduate scholarships such as: Bohnenblust-Kolp Student Research Experience Scholarship awards students researching crop ...