According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the best growing conditions for the state wildflower are in well-drained ...

Biting into a slice of watermelon only to be met with a mouthful of hard seeds is never fun. Luckily, there's an easy way to ...

Uncertain about the future? Why not try seeds? They’re easy to save and provide a safety net for good times and bad.

Q: I bought some Missouri native wildflower seeds, but the packet instructions say to sow the seed after we’ve had a hard ...

When hybrid seeds fail to develop, the reason often lies in the endosperm—a tissue in plant seeds that provides nutrients to the growing embryo, much like the placenta nourishes mammalian embryos.

Understanding how roots grow can help us develop plants that—for example—are more resistant to drought. Research by Prof.

During a seasonal drive to admire sights in nature, the roadsides were filled with purple and yellow. It was a sign fall was upon us. It was a beautiful sight and a welcome site for many pollinators.

Like the domesticated fish who escaped the dentist's office in "Finding Nemo," one question has likely been repeated within ...

KINGSTON — Fall is the ideal time to sow seeds of native plants, such as milkweed and asters, which are critical to the survival of bumblebees, butterflies, birds and other ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has a practical mission – protecting seeds as a backup for seed banks around the world – but ...