Can you really grow a daylily from a tiny black seed all the way to a full plant? In this time-lapse, watch the full ...

Priming aged safflower seeds with cerium oxide nanoparticles raised germination from 64.5% to 87.4% by reducing reactive oxygen species, restoring membrane lipids and boosting photosynthesis-related ...

Eucalypts play a pivotal role in forests, cycling nutrients, storing carbon and providing hollows and shelter for animals, including the elusive yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis) and aptly ...

Autumn is a good time to gather them, either to store for spring or to scatter straight into your beds. Collecting seeds from your favourite flowers, herbs and vegetables isn't just a satisfying ...

A soybean diversity-panel study found that cold damage during imbibition and delayed germination at 10 °C have distinct ...

Sowing carrots and parsley in late October uses natural stratification to push seeds through dormancy, allowing them to break ...

On October 17th, I thinned and side-dressed the radishes. Once they grew to 3-4 true leaves, I left 2 plants per spot and ...

Anu, a modular indoor farm and consumable seed pod supply company, has received a $500,000 Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Purdue ...

The world’s seed banks are a backup plan for our food supply, and new research is helping scientists figure out how to keep their collections viable.

Hydrangeas are easy, too. During spring or fall, Devraun takes a long cutting low on the shrub, even 2 or 3 feet long. She cuts at an angle, scrapes some bark from the base, dips it in rooting hormone ...

Watch the incredible transformation of a maple tree as it grows from seed to sapling in this 138-day time-lapse. Starting ...

A seed may take a month or longer to germinate; a tree graft may require several months before it shows success; a hardwood ...