If your trees or lawn start the season looking more lemon than lime, you may be seeing iron chlorosis—a common nutrient problem across much of the west. It’s especially noticeable in early spring, ...

Plant root cross-section showing iron deficiency signal IMA1 expression (yellow) during iron deficiency (left) and iron deficiency plus simulated bacterial presence (right). LA JOLLA (January 10, 2024 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. My mature and thick cast iron plants growing around the bottom of a tree have ...

Iron is a critical micronutrient for the survival of plants and humans, yet too much iron can also be toxic. An interdisciplinary research team has discovered that the protein PATELLIN2 is not only ...

Researchers discovered that plants manage iron deficiency without helping 'bad' bacteria thrive by eliminating the molecular signal for iron deficiency, and that the iron deficiency signaling pathway ...