Scientists identified a gene responsible for triggering plants to develop fruits and seeds. This finding may help agriculturists bypass pollination altogether for food production, which will be ...

Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that orchestrates diverse developmental processes, ranging from seed germination and organ growth to senescence and the floral transition. Perception of ethylene by ...

There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering. I can happily report ...

An international team of researchers, including three New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) scientists, used genetic code from more than 9,500 flowering plant species to create the most detailed ...

Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have uncovered a long-sought mechanism employed by primitive land plants such as bryophytes (including mosses and ...

May is the time to secure next year's beauty. Follow our expert checklist to supercharge your bulbs' energy reserves and ...

One particular plant which blossoms and flourishes from spring through to autumn is the peace lily, though it's vital to ...

A garden can start the season with big promises and still end up looking tired, stunted, and frustratingly slow. Seedlings stay small, tomato plants refuse to bulk up, and leafy greens lose their ...