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Dehydrated plant seeds can lay dormant for long periods—over 1,000 years in some species—before the availability of water can trigger germination. This protects the embryonic plant inside from a ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...

Many herbs are hard to grow from seed (ahem, parsley!), but there are some quick-germinating types: Here are the herbs that ...

Germination is a crucial stage in the life of a plant as it will leave the stage of seed resistant to various environmental constraints (climatic conditions, absence of nutritive elements, etc.) to ...

Seed germination depends on light in many plants. But not always: Aethionema arabicum, a plant adapted to challenging environmental conditions, does it its own way. Here, the phytochromes, the ...

The high horsepower needed to run impact mills has led to the concept of using directed energy to control weeds.

You either end up with crisp, straight roots or a bare patch where nothing comes up at all.

It’s no secret that vegetable plants need consistent moisture and rainfall to thrive, but do tiny, freshly scattered veggie seeds get washed away in heavy rainfall? Because spring is a popular time to ...

Sylvarum deploys non-thermal plasma on seeds to tackle fungal pathogens, improve germination, and boost crop yields.