In its most recent progress report to date, released Sept. 29, the government said winter wheat was 34% planted across the ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you ...

A research team has now introduced the concept of the photochemical compensation point (PCCP), a novel measure that ...

In some areas of Kansas, farmers had fully seeded, or nearly so, their intended wheat acres. In western and southwest Kansas, growers were mostly finished planting, with the exception of fields where ...

Both hardy and tropical hibiscus plants can survive the winter with a little extra care before cool weather strikes.

As Syria stares down drought and a changing climate, farmers and officials in agriculture-dependent Daraa province grapple ...

Circadian clocks of wheat can provide a window into the plant's nutrient content and life cycle, finds new research that ...

Are you an early bird or a night owl? The tendency to rise early or sleep late is determined by our circadian clock, which is ...

Scientists built a complete wheat gene map showing how different genes control plant growth and stress response.

Empty raised beds? Fill them with these easy fall and winter gardening projects to keep growing, enrich the soil, and make ...

Fall is the time when many gardeners put their plots to bed. The harvest is over, you've cleaned up and composted leftover vines and stalks, and there is nothing left to do until spring. But did you ...