Around Nov. 10, the Persephone Period begins in southern Michigan, causing vegetable plants to stop growing due to shortened ...

Researchers in China have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by "touching" ...

Understanding how both environmental conditions and genetic makeup affect crops is essential to developing varieties that are ...

Plant breeders, aiming to develop resilient and high-quality crops, often cross plants from different species to transfer ...

Baker Heights Elementary and Middle School students are taking their learning outside the classroom, applying math and ...

This robot has the potential to aid in crop management by assisting both large-scale farmers and agricultural experts in ...

Pangenomes are collections of annotated genome sequences of multiple individuals of a species. The structural variants uncovered by these datasets are a major asset to genetic analysis in crop plants.

If you spot one, the state Department of Agriculture says to take a picture, kill the bug, then report it to their office.

If you are looking for a flowering perennial that blooms during fall and winter in the shade and has a clumping growth habit, ...

A new hoard of 30,000 seeds, including those from Africa, was added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in late October, ...

The more life in your soil, the better your crops will thrive. Soil biodiversity is the key to improving nutrient cycling, ...

Damage to plant roots from excessive heat can go undetected until it is too late. Learn about some new effective strategies ...