Carefully inspect your plant's leaves and stems as well as the surrounding surfaces. Note areas that are covered in sticky honeydew or black sooty mold, as pests are likely to be feeding nearby.

Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is a widely cultivated plant in the Republic of Korea, but its cultivation is impacted by a variety of viral diseases. This study analyzed viral diseases in P. edulis ...

We selected three economically important food plants native to Brazil bearing a self-incompatible reproductive system that is strictly dependent on pollinators: (1) Bertholletia excelsa, (2) Eugenia ...

Once inside the leaf (Fig. 1), microplastics move through spaces between plant cells and can also accumulate inside tiny hair-like structures, called trichomes, on the surface of leaves.

Graphical abstract. The red arrows and blue arrows in c indicate the translocation of MPs absorbed by the leaves to vascular tissue and trichomes, respectively. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

The purple passionfruit plant (Passiflora edulis Sims) belongs to the family Passifloraceae and the fresh fruit is an important Colombian exportation product. Unfortunately, phytosanitary problems ...

The sooner a farmer knows that their crops are suffering, the faster they can take action to prevent major crop failure. A new plant-leaf-poking sensor could soon help them do so, by sending an ...

ABSTRACT Functional genomic analyses require intact RNA; however, Passiflora edulis leaves are rich in secondary metabolites that interfere with RNA extraction primarily by promoting oxidative ...

As far removed from an English cottage garden as you can travel, the passion flower (Passiflora) is one of the most theatrical and exotic of plants. The weird and wonderful blooms are embellished with ...

Farmers already use honey bee colonies to pollinate crops like apples, nuts, and seed crops. A bee visits the flower of Passiflora edulis, the plant the produces passion fruit. Bettapoggi, Getty ...

Plants that rely on specialist pollinators — those with highly adapted relationships to specific plants — may be significantly more affected by seasonal shifts induced by climate change.

These plants would utilize two "glowing" sensors that react to stress-related compounds in the leaves. When plants are subjected to stress, their leaves produce chemicals known as signaling ...