Plants that reproduce exclusively by self-pollination arise from populations with extremely low diversity to begin with. The research not only adds a facet to possible evolutionary strategies, but ...

For over 50 years, Dutch Mill has supplied millions of flowering plants — such as violas, geraniums, and caladiums — to Walt Disney World, including plants used to create the bright Mickey ...

GOIÂNIA, Brazil—In a warehouse deep in Brazil’s savanna, machines churn through piles of red clay to produce chalky rocks packed with metals critical for making electric cars, smartphones and ...

To address this problem, we created the Plant Structure Ontology (PSO), the first generic ontological representation of anatomy and morphology of a flowering plant. The PSO is intended for a broad ...

At first sight of flowering, you are supposed to use the tiger bloom. The big bloom fertilizer should be used on all stages of plants life. As you grow cannabis plants, you will expect yields to ...

Liberty Steel is making a last-ditch attempt to save its plants in and around Rotherham and Sheffield from collapse. On Wednesday, a court could force Liberty's speciality steel business to close ...

Onions are members of the Allium genus of flowering plants, which also includes garlic, shallots, and leeks. They’re delicious, versatile, and relatively cheap, and they boast a wide range of ...

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ...

Also known as black cumin, nigella (or by its scientific name, Nigella sativa), kalonji belongs to the buttercup family of flowering plants. It grows up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall and produces a ...

The immediate mother of the angiosperm seed is the female gametophyte, also called the embryo sac. In most flowering plants the embryo sac is comprised of two kinds of gametes (egg and central cell) ...