Germinating and growing time-lapse of a pear tree from a seed to young plant. Pear seeds were extracted from a fresh store-bought fruit, with outer shells peeled-off to speed up the germination ...

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on proposed changes to Malaysia’s seed laws. Part 1 published Sept. 29 here. In a ...

Florida avocado growers are facing a renewed threat from sunblotch viroid, a disease capable of cutting yields and rendering ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today inaugurated "From Seeds to Foods", the first global exhibition tracing the ...

From Natrona Heights orchards to a Wilkinsburg pawpaw party, a native fruit is gaining favor as a tasty snack for residents, human and insect.

ROME, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday opened a global ...

SOMETIMES an outside space comes on your radar that is so different, unusual and beautiful, that you just have to share it.

Heavy metal pollution is a growing concern in many parts of Ghana, especially in communities near galamsey (small-scale gold ...

Butler County’s rolling farmland is receiving a significant boost from state and federal farm grant programs — bringing in ...

Before McIntoshes and Cortlands dominated orchards, you could find hundreds of apple varieties across Maine. To ring in fall, our writer set out on a quest to find the most coveted, historic specimens ...

Among the most popular and familiar fruit trees for home gardeners are apple and pear trees. Proper pruning and disease management are very important even for just one or two trees. Apple and pear ...

Seeds of heirloom plants have been collected and passed along for generations, producing offspring identical to the parent ...