How Plant Evolution Can Help Us Fend Off Pests and Microbes

How plant evolution can help us fend off pests and microbes

Fragrant garden staples like thyme, basil and lavender—part of the sprawling mint family—are hiding some super-sized secrets with big applications, according to Michigan State University researchers.

How Plant Evolution Unlocks New Strategies to Combat Pests and Microbes

In the world of plant biology, few families are as chemically dynamic and ecologically significant as the sprawling mint family, Lamiaceae. This renowned botanical clan includes not only familiar culinary and aromatic staples like thyme, basil, and lavender, but also harbors a cornucopia of specialized metabolites with vast medicinal, agricultural, and industrial potential. Recent pioneering […]