School of Integrative Biology

Plant biology professor Ray Ming and his colleagues discovered that papaya cultivation 4,000 years ago likely led to the evolution of hermaphrodite plants, which are favored by growers today.

Animated videos teach “survival gardening.” From left: Carl Burkybile, agricultural director of Healing Hands International, worked with entomology professor Barry Pittendrigh, animator Benjamin Blalock, Center for African Studies assistant director Julia Bello-Bravo and animator Anna Perez Sabater...

Researchers, from left, Ephantus Muturi, Andrew Mackay and Brian Allan found that mowing wetland plants in dry-detention basins can increase West Nile virus risk.