They are generally fast-growing, spread readily (usually by seeds), adapt easily to a variety of conditions, are tough to kill, and lack any natural enemies. One invasive plant species ...

Scientists have learned that mother plants can take stock of environmental conditions and relay signals to developing seeds to prolong or shorten this dormancy. For example, when thale cress ...

The best solution for these eager horticulturists is to select fast-growing plants that will go from seed to maturity in just a few weeks or months. These speedy growers are a wonderful way to add ...

A study explores the factors shaping plant distributions and how these patterns have changed over millions of years. Analyzing nearly 270,000 seed plant species worldwide, the research highlights ...

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- How did Earth's earliest seed plants capture pollen to reproduce? A team of scientists has uncovered new clues by studying 365-million-year-old seed plant fossils ...

The magical transformation of a tiny seed into a flowering plant is one of the wonders of gardening. Few things bring as much pleasure as nurturing a plant from the moment a seed is sown until it is a ...

Seed merchants have been selling winter wheat for between £450/t and £550/t depending on variety for autumn drilling, with prices roughly in line with last year. However, the addition of certain ...

The latest company to see an opportunity is Japan’s Eisai, which has signed a $1.5 billion biobucks pact with SEED Therapeutics ... myeloma drug Revlimid as an example of where the “molecular ...