“My long-standing aim is to rethink what it truly means to be a plant,” Kenji Suetsugu, a botanist at Kobe University in ...

Gardeners are often told how important nutrients are to plants. But what is a nutrient, actually? “Nutrients are the chemical elements that plants need to build their tissues and operate their life ...

Plants and trees may seem pretty passive, but behind the scenes, their cells are working hard to put on a magic show. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how the processes of ...

Spring is always one of my favorite times of year as we observe newborn calves prancing in green grass and farmers firing up their planters. But for me, it’s also the time of year I think about ...

Low nitrogen availability is the number one limitation to plant growth in most ecosystems. Farmers compensate by adding nitrogen-rich fertilizers to their crops, which is expensive and harmful to the ...

Isoprene triggers a hormonal defense in plants, making them less digestible to insects. This research paves the way for crops engineered to naturally repel pests, reducing the need for chemical ...

A child in DeVann Carter’s neighborhood assumed he was performing magic when he picked a watermelon from his backyard. He hadn’t performed magic, he was just gardening. Carter said the children ...

ON GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD AT NATICK COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARM. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CASEY TOWNSEND CARRIES SEEDLINGS TO THE VEGETABLE FIELDS. HE TELLS US LEAFY GREENS ARE SOME OF THE BEST EARLY GROWERS.