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The next time you happen to take a bite of a tomato filled with seeds that have experienced vivipary, here’s what to know.
Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...
If you're ready to begin planting flowers, produce, or fruit trees from seeds, it's important to understand what seed ...
O n a frosty day in early January, as Berlin’s trees and shrubs lie in deep dormancy, it’s hard to imagine it being much colder. But then I reach the Dahlem Seed Bank at the German city’s ...
For centuries, ginseng has been revered not just as a plant, but as a symbol of vitality and strength. Known for its fleshy ...
Ancient Indigenous crops once grown in eastern North America could offer sustainable agricultural solutions in flood-prone ...
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When pastures green up in the spring, producers start thinking about turnout. They do not want to keep feeding harvested ...
and reveals the dynamics and functions of histone modification landscapes during rapeseed seed dormancy and germination. Advances in CRISPR–Cas tools coupled with innovative screening and ...
Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.
For smaller gardens, walk over the area and sprinkle the seeds evenly. For larger wildflower gardens, you can use a seed ...