Biogeographic models predict that, because of increasingly unfavorable and stressful conditions, populations become less frequent, smaller, less dense, and less reproductive toward the range edges.

A scientist has moved a step closer to turning sexually-reproducing plants into asexual reproducers, a finding that could have profound implications for agriculture. Farmers throughout the world spend ...

Plant Ecology, Vol. 187, No. 2 (2006), pp. 277-287 (11 pages) We studied the impact of the seed damaging gall midge larva Geomyia alpina on its perennial alpine host plant Geum reptans. We analysed ...

Most fruits have seeds, which make them capable of developing into new plants. A fruit is a matured and ripened ovary of a plant, which is why it contains seeds for plant reproduction. Seeds are ...

WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely ...

Seed saving is the ultimate challenge for the Costa Rica home gardener. Once you collect and plant your own seeds, you have gone a complete cycle with Nature. It’s a fascinating and worthwhile ...

This release is available in Spanish. Farmers throughout the world spend an estimated $36 billion a year to buy seeds for crops, especially those with sought after traits such as hardiness and ...