As planting season approaches, farmers and ranchers are preparing their fields, but before any crop can grow, the process ...

I have been gardening for many years, and, looking back, I am surprised at the evolution that has occurred in my techniques and methods. In one of my first attempts at starting seeds, I sowed them in ...

Each year your profit potential starts with the seed you choose. It serves as your offense against what the season throws at you, but seed genetics only get you so far. “You select seed based on yield ...

Speed up germination for some veggies and flowers by soaking seeds before planting.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have determined a process that regulates activity of genes that control seed germination and seedling development. Mike Hasegawa, the Bruno C.

One way to isolate seed-saving plants is to grow them in containers away from other garden plants, such as these four ...

Scientists have identified a key gene that helps seeds decide whether to germinate. The MFT gene stops seeds germinating in the dark or under shady conditions, where their chances of survival would be ...

Walking in the woods of AutWin is delightful, and now in mid-November, we are in the midst of this interlude after the leaf drop and before the snow cover. It is at this time that we can look through ...