Plants that are close together do everything they can to intercept light. This "shade avoidance" response has been extensively researched. It is therefore even more remarkable that researchers from ...

Researchers from Kyushu University have developed a new numerical model to explain the behavior of sunlight under various weather conditions. Unlike previous methods that focused on how plants ...

Left: on sunny days, the sun shines directly and mainly reach the top leaves. Right: on cloudy days, sunlight is scattered in all directions, which allows lower leaves to receive more light.

Plants perceive light not only as an energy source but also as an environmental signal that shapes their growth, development and survival. Variations in light quality—particularly the ratio of red to ...