Water's importance to plants stems from its central role in growth and photosynthesis, and the distribution of organic and inorganic molecules. Despite this dependence, plants retain less than 5% ...

By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth, because virtually all tissues of the plant descend from small groups of stem cells located in their growing apices ...

"There's a few species that do really well from just cutting off the little nodes on their stems … and they will actually continue to grow in the water." The other option is converting a plant ...

Fill a clean glass or jar with room-temperature filtered water (chlorinated tap water can slow rooting). Submerge the bottom ...

Plants have also adapted to pond life. The abundance of water means some aquatic plants have abandoned conventional root structures - for example, hornwort only has stems and feathery leaves. Floating ...