Kent Bradford, left, and Alfred Huo, seen here with a flowering lettuce plant, found that lettuce could be prevented from flowering by increasing the expression of a specific microRNA in the plants.

A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic ...

During early germination, water uptake activates metabolic pathways that stimulate the production of hydrolytic enzymes like ...

Learn to match seed starting with the natural peak growth phases of different grass species for a lush, healthy lawn.

Continuation of our seed germination time lapse series. Each seed was planted in a clear glass jar/container near the edge to ...

Scarifying, stratifying, and soaking - several pre-germination techniques can help boost your success when sowing seeds. Scarifying or nicking seeds is a proven way to improve germination rates, but ...

Hi Nico, Quick question: Should I germinate my seeds before planting? If so, what’s the best way to do it? Thanks, Cori W. Hi Cori, thank you for writing us! Your question is pretty simple to answer, ...

January, known for being cold and dark, is right around the corner. Winter sowing of native seeds in containers set outside ...