Unsplash There is something quietly remarkable about a seed that refuses to sprout until it has lived through the full weight ...

A new study led by researchers from Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and Deakin University has uncovered that alpine species ...

Under a worst-case climate change scenario, more than 20% of plant species in the tropics may experience temperatures too high for their seeds to germinate by 2070, according to an analysis of seed ...

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 ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that tomato mutants lacking the SlIAA9 gene, an auxin signaling repressor involved in the regulation of seed germination, not only retain high ...

Some seeds are hard to germinate when the weather is hot. Sometimes the temperature is just too high for that seed, sometimes the soil dries out too fast. Some varieties of some crops have better ...

Mother's Day is often considered the safe planting date in our area and while air temperature is important for plants, soil temperature is even more critical. While the swing in air temperatures can ...

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 ...

After our last (hopefully) spring freeze, gardeners are eager to plant and get summer gardens going. Soil temperature is a significant factor for determining when to direct seed into the garden. Once ...

Half of the world's tropical plant species may struggle to germinate by 2070 because of global warming, a new study predicts. Tropical plants closer to the equator are most at risk from climate change ...