Eighty percent of plants rely on animal pollinators while other pollination is through water and wind. Selfing flowers have ways of self-pollination including autogamy and geitonogamy. Selfing flowers ...

These plants can be hand-pollinated by gently shaking them so pollen is dislodged and lands on the pollen-collecting parts of the flower.' These are known as self-pollinating, hermaphroditic plants.

The Independent Multitaskers Monoecious trees such as oak are the multitaskers of the tree world — a single tree bears both ...

Hybrid breeding may lead to a revolution in potato farming, creating new varieties resistant to disease and drought.

Apples (Malus domestica) are members of the rose family (Rosaceae). So are crabapples, pears, apricots and cherries. If ...

Dragon fruit offers a combination of health benefits, economic potential, sustainability, culinary versatility and aesthetic ...

Christopher Brown has urged me to take a long and meandering walk. Or, at least, his new book, A Natural History of Empty ...

In September, when other flowers have reached their peak, the canna lilies are displaying a magnificent showcase of accent ...

When Charles Darwin first presented his Theory of Natural Selection in 1858, there was scant understanding about the ...

With this year’s garden entering the golden months, look to the promise of spring with bulbs to plant this fall. Here are ...

“Women perfumed their hair with vanilla,” Haynes said. “The Aztecs used it to flavor a cacao beverage” known as xocolati, ...

Jagpal Singh Phogat champions beekeeping as a profitable and sustainable alternative for farmers, offering increased income ...