Now is a great time to identify trees and shrubs on home grounds as the plants flower and form seeds and fruits. Fruits and seeds are one of the best indicators to use to identify plants, and they are ...

Dear Roger: I collected seeds from my cleome plants for next year's crop. I have noticed small spiders running in the container where I keep the seeds. I am wondering if it's OK to use an aerosol ...

The iPhone's built-in plant identifier allows you to visually look up a wide range of mystery flora As plant lovers, we’re always stopping to smell the roses—literally. But it can be hard to identify ...

The excitement of spring can come to a halt when Palmer amaranth finds its way into seed lots. Two new tests created by the University of Illinois could help slow the spread of the prolific weed ...

One growing international problem is what is known as seed fraud. 1 Illegal activity involving seeds can be hugely damaging for local food supplies and farmers and involve intellectual property and ...

Farming is one of the oldest activities in the world and has always been at the forefront of technological innovation. With mechanized equipment, modified seeds, and digital devices, every aspect of ...

For the grass seed industry, spotting weed seeds and other unwanted interlopers among thousands of grass seeds is as tedious as it is necessary. Samples of grass seed are repeatedly analyzed by ...