Unsplash Seed saving is one of those practices that sounds simple until you actually try it. Pull a seed from a tomato, let ...

When you select seeds for your garden, you have many varieties to choose from. Some are F1 hybrids; others are open-pollinated or heirloom. Though it might seem that a seed is just a seed, there are ...

If you allow your prospective heirloom to cross-pollinate with any other tomato variety, whether hybrid or heirloom, it ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Society has recently become enthralled with bees and the amazing service they provide spreading pollen around and helping to sustain plant ...

In the backyard of my grandparents’ house in rural Nebraska, my grandfather, a retired farmer, planted a small kitchen garden. But what I remember most was this big gruff man tending sweet peas that ...

Syngenta Biotechnology China-led research, with partners in the U.S., France, the UK, Chile, the Netherlands, Argentina, and across China, has discovered that sunflowers can form viable haploid seeds ...

I discussed some basics of plant pollination and fertilization last week in this column. This week, let's look at some of the problems and anomalies of these processes. Every summer, questions about ...

Cucumbers are a summertime staple in the garden, enhancing the flavor of salads, sandwiches, and other seasonal dishes. They ...

Insect pollination of flowers should change the within-season allocation of resources in plants. But the nature of this life-history response, particularly regarding allocation to roots, ...