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

The ability of natural environmental sound to stimulate seeds and seedlings sufficiently to foster growth, by mechanisms related to gravitropism 1,2,3,4,5,6 for example, has not been previously ...

The maternal environment can influence the intensity of seed dormancy and thus seasonal germination timing and post-germination life history traits. We tested the hypotheses that germination season ...

Sesame dynamically rewires lignan metabolism during germination Newly identified enzyme networks drive large-scale conversion ...

Plant seeds may strike the casual observer as unspectacular—but they have properties that are nothing short of superpowers. In a dry state they can store their energy for years and then suddenly ...

Seed germination depends on light in many plants. But not always: Aethionema arabicum, a plant adapted to challenging environmental conditions, does it its own way. Here, the phytochromes, the ...

After pre-germinating grass seed for years, I decided to do things differently. In this video, I explain why I skipped ...

Moisture and warmth are vital to achieving strong germination when sowing seeds. A crucial and easy way to get those two factors right is covering seeds for germination, but what you put on top will ...

When lettuce is mentioned, many think of the standard iceberg lettuce found in supermarkets and restaurant salads. That is changing with the growth in popularity of the different types of lettuces ...

Seeds are easy yet complicated to germinate. In general, seeds need oxygen and moisture to sprout, followed by light and the right soil and temperature to grow. Each type of seed has its own set of ...

Germination is the process by which a plant sprouts from its seed. Because it mostly happens underground, it’s such a mysterious and almost magical occurrence. One day, you’re popping seeds into a ...