IT is sometimes asserted that the power of movement is a character distinguishing animals from plants. This statement arises to some extent from an obvious confusion of thought. Trees are ...

Scientists have identified at least two types of plant vacuoles ... known as stomatal movement, which controls gas exchange necessary for photosynthesis and limits water loss.

There are many different types of cells in plants. Each type is specialised ... It has thin walls so as not to restrict the movement of water. Root hair cell There are no top and bottom walls ...

Nityanand Jayaram, an environmental activist who has been involved in the movement since 2003, told the BBC there was always "latent anger" against the plant, which he said had consistently lied ...