These extreme environments have led to numerous adaptations of desert organisms, such as plants that have moisture-conserving leaves or that reside as seeds in the soil for long time periods until ...

Biology professor collaborates on ‘Nature’ study finding some local ‘wild’ plants, are dependent on intervention by Indigenous peoples for their survival.

Bundled in groups of five or six, his corn stalks shoot out of the sandy desert in bunches, resembling bushels rather ... “We don’t need moisture meters or anything like that,” he explains. “We plant ...

Saguaros are a keystone species in the Sonoran desert providing a place ... As it ripens, the fleshy tissue inside the plant's pods, which contain its seeds, becomes engorged with liquid.

Grazing animals can destroy many desert plants and animals ... grooves in the ground to retain rainfall and trap windblown seeds.

As my research life started, I quickly realized that these plants were using mechanisms of protection used by seeds to tolerate extreme water loss. They could in essence “re-wire” seed ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust’s seed bank started back in 2016 and initially was focused on growing native plants in the land trust’s nursery, which in turn were used for restoration or sold to ...

Once barren land is now dotted with young palo verde and ironwood trees, which were planted as seeds and have ... threat to the desert ecosystem by crowding out native plants and fueling once ...

In order for a seed to survive and grow into a strong plant it needs water ... Slide 1 of 2, , Cacti grow in the desert where it is very hot during the day and there isn't much water.