Plant breeders have been prolific, and North Dakota State University’s Woody Plants Improvement Project has developed a ...

A Kwantlen Polytechnic University researcher received a $540,000 grant to study the use of LED lighting to help grow greenhouse strawberries. Li Ma, a research scientist at KPU’s Institute for ...

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Sunlight drives photosynthesis, which drives starch production, which drives yield,” explains Ken Ferrie. If sunlight hits ...

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If yellowing leaves are spoiling the look of your spring garden, try planting bulbs among taller perennials like hostas, ...

As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning ...

The tropics, where biodiversity and interactions among species abound, provide an alternative view of relationships between ...

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root.