One thing fruit, flowers and leaves have in common is abscission. This word describes the way a plant gets rid of a part it no longer wants. Think of it like a dog or other animal that sheds its hair.

Wild cherry and other spring flowering trees are covered with white or pink blossoms. This has been a great spring for their ...

In other columns I’ve written about abscission, the botanical process that makes deciduous trees drop their dead leaves. But when something interferes with the natural process of a tree’s cell ...

As winter approaches, ethylene levels rise as auxin levels drop. The ethylene acts upon a thin layer of cells near the base of the leaf called the abscission zone, triggering the production of enzymes ...

Some, like sugar maples, put on a colorful show before they go. The process for how trees lose their leaves is called abscission. Hormones in the tree, activated by the dwindling length of ...

Kwak and his team looked into abscission in plants, the process by which plants shed leaves, flowers or fruit. “Unlike animal cells, plant cells are glued together by their walls,” says Kwak.

Professor Lada’s research is focused on Seed, Plant, Tree, Stress and Ecophysiology of various horticultural ecosystems (vegetables, fruits, siliviculture, medicinal aromatic plants, spices and ...

Leaf shedding is caused by a breakaway layer of cells, called an abscission layer, that forms in response to autumn’s shortening days and cool weather. Certain fall weather interferes with the ...

Cytokinesis occurs after nuclear division and is the process that divides the cytoplasm to give rise to two new cells, each with one set of chromosomes. Cytokinesis begins with the contraction of ...

A forest ecologist, Dr. Greene studies pollination, seed production, seed abscission and dispersal, and germination, as well as broader issues in forestry and disturbance ecology. He is funded by ...

In-N-Out President Lynsi Snyder has vowed to protect prices at the West Coast's favorite burger chain. In a new TODAY interview, Snyder told NBC's TODAY that the private company won't see drastic ...