For the red pigmentation to develop, blood oranges normally require a period of cold as they ripen

Leaves come in all shapes and sizes and scientists have discovered simple rules that control leaf shape during growth

Research rooted in Norwich science has revealed how the arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered a series of ice ages

Too much sun, too much heat and not enough water makes us sick. The same goes for plants. Including ones that feed us and our livestock

Dr Cristobal Uauy of the John Innes Centre has been awarded the “Bayer Early Excellence in Science Award” 2011 for Biology for his work in the research area of wheat genetics

Dr Mark Banfield and his group have deciphered the structures of protein molecules used by some of the most destructive plant pathogens to promote host infection

New and more virulent crop diseases are predicted to emerge as a result of climate change

The genome of Medicago, a close relative of alfalfa and a long-established model for the study of legume biology, has been sequenced by an international team of scientists, capturing around 94% of its genes

Scientists at the John Innes Centre and the University of East Anglia are pioneering a powerful combination of computer modelling and experimental genetics to work out how the complex shapes of organs found in nature are produced by the interacting actions of genes