Seed germination and dormancy represent critical phases in the plant life cycle, intricately balancing the timing of growth with environmental cues. Dormancy allows seeds to withstand unfavourable ...

Artificial light-type plant factories are an emerging agricultural innovation that enables crops to be grown year-round in ...

Recent investigations into the influence of magnetic fields on plant systems have revealed promising avenues for enhancing both seed germination and subsequent plant growth. Exposure to magnetic ...

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 ...

Ever had trouble getting seeds to germinate in the garden in the spring? If so, it’s time to do some research to see if your seeds need to be cold stratified before you plant them.

From soybean harvest in the fall through the end of planting season the following year, seed-processing facilities operate as ...

What makes plants grow to a certain size? From the tiniest cells to whole leaves, roots, and stems, growth has to be carefully coordinated—but until now, it has been hard to compare findings from ...

In the intricate architecture of plant tissues, beauty often emerges from chaos, according to new research from Cornell ...