A plant’s ability to maximize seed germination, growth, and photosynthetic productivity depends on its aptitude to sense, evaluate, and respond to the quality, quantity, and direction of the light.

Moisture and warmth are vital to achieving strong germination when sowing seeds. A crucial and easy way to get those two factors right is covering seeds for germination, but what you put on top will ...

Watch the fascinating journey of an avocado seed as it transforms into a healthy young plant over 187 days in this detailed time-lapse video. From careful seed preparation and water propagation to ...

In the coming decades, maintaining a steady food supply for the increasing world population will require high-yielding crop plants which can be productive under increasingly variable conditions.

We began producing certified organic vegetable transplants 23 years ago at The Natural Gardening Company with very little experience under our belt. Since the early ...

During seed development, sesame accumulates hydrophobic lignans such as sesamin. During germination, newly identified CYP706V enzymes and UGTs cooperatively drive large-scale conversion of lignans ...

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When we think about the greatest threat facing humanity, we tend to picture climate change and antibiotic resistance, not what we are going to have for dinner. But the truth is, our need for food ...

During seed development, sesame accumulates hydrophobic lignans such as sesamin. During germination, newly identified CYP706V enzymes and UGTs cooperatively drive large-scale conversion of lignans ...