Seeds provide most of the calories humanity eats, yet the cells that decide how big each seed becomes have remained a mystery ...

We thought we were planting just a few squash plants. Every garden needs variety. What we ended up with were prolific, ...

Jane Macdougall is a freelance writer and former National Post columnist who lives in Vancouver. She writes The Bookless Club ...

Zahran bin Ahmed al Abdul Salam, Director General of Environment in Dhofar, said the campaign is now in its fifth consecutive ...

A historic first delivery of biodiesel fuel made from sunflower oil to the Schofield Generating Station on the U.S. Army base ...

A decade might sound a long time, but in the plant breeding world it’s not that far off. Plant breeders are already working ...

Growing a whole banana plant from seed is more complicated than it sounds, especially if you want edible fruit. Here's what an expert recommends.

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania -- Robert Muchler and his wife Elsie opened up Mutschler's Rare Plants 45 years ago. The business started out as a flower shop but quickly blossomed into the sale of rare and ...

Arabidopsis may seem like a simple plant, but at the University of Missouri, plant biochemist Jay Thelen is using it as a ...

SALALAH: A major environmental campaign has been launched in Dhofar Governorate to scatter and plant four million seeds of ...

Research suggests that thanks to their nutrient content, chia seeds can offer health benefits such as reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes and promoting a healthy digestive tract. Chia is ...

What is your favorite flower? One common answer is the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Although they are popular for ...