Read about what it's like to do plant research at NASA.

But less than 20 percent of the budget, $212 million, will be spent on plant research, according to the Department of Agriculture.

"But all over the country, because of funding shortages, universities are phasing out whole departments of plant research."

N. benthamiana is considered by a growing scientific community as a model organism for performing plant research.

The gardens have been partially restored by local organizations and used for plant research.

It is the only international center for basic plant research in Austria.

There wasn't a lot of money from Kelsey's plant research, even if she did develop a fern that could clean up the air.

Potatoes (mainly Russets) are commonly used in plant research.

The money is to sustain plant research and help young scientists pursue botanical studies in this country and abroad.

Corn proved to be a fascinating topic for plant research.