With their dazzling blooms, orchids are among the most famous and collected flowering plants on Earth. But orchids are not ...

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Agronomists and farmers are finding some pollination issues in specific genetics that were impacted by environmental stress during early, rapid growth. Pollination is always a critical point in corn ...

Whether boosting fruit production or creating a beautiful edible landscape, these companion plants for blueberries will help ...

It’s been a rocky start to the 2024 growing season for many corn growers, with some parts of the Corn Belt enduring persistent rainfall, wind and hail. Those weather factors, along with rising ...

A study looking at the impacts of common air pollutants has found that flower pollination is significantly lower where pollution is present. Visits to flowers by pollinators was more than 80 per cent ...

Tomato plants use similar biochemical mechanisms to reject pollen from their own flowers as well as pollen from foreign but related plant species, thus guarding against both inbreeding and ...

Pollination Management is the label for horticultural practices that accomplish or enhance pollination of a crop, to improve yield or quality, by understanding of the particular crop's pollination ...

A large percentage of the world's food production relies on bee pollination, but what do we do when the bees can't be relied on? US startup Dropcopter has just demonstrated that it can deliver a 25 to ...

Why have some plant species changed pollinators in their evolution? An international team of researchers studied the reproductive systems of three sister species pairs, where one species is pollinated ...

One of the greatest benefits of having a backyard garden is the ability to grow any plants you want. However, without some precautions, a small tomato garden can turn into a genetics experiment, with ...