Spring is starting to make an appearance here in Minnesota. The trees are starting to leaf out, flowers are beginning to ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

They discovered a gene variant that not only shields rice from heat stress, it also produces more and better grains.

Tickseed attracts pollinators – providing nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and seeds for birds.

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J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for tree planting. Over one ...

A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice, a famously thirsty grain that thrives in tropical ...

Dr VK Baranwal, National Professor, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi has stressed on procuring certified seeds and planting materials only to check ...

The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) here has established a pilot plant for fortified rice kernels (FRK) with the aim of addressing the nutritional ...

The Kriebel Herbarium (PUL) contains non-rust fungi, vascular plants, lichens, algae, and bryophytes. For more information on the collections and their holdings, history, and current projects, choose ...

If you’re eating fruits, vegetables, legumes and seeds, you’re likely consuming plant estrogen — a group of naturally occurring compounds that can act like a weaker form of the female sex ...

It seems like Ben Rice was born for this. As a Massachusetts boy surrounded by Red Sox fans, he was no Fenway fanatic but, rather, a disciple of Derek Jeter. No. 2 was his No. 1, giving him a passion ...