According to a recent study undertaken by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), gum trees, certain crops, indigenous trees and shrubs, flowering plants in suburban gardens and ...

Plans are afoot to increase fodder plants in Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, on the outskirts of the city. BHUBANESWAR: Plans are afoot to increase fodder plants in Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, on the ...

Plant researchers have developed a new type of the corn-like crop sorghum, which may become very significant for food supplies in drought-prone areas. Unlike the conventional drought-resistant sorghum ...

My mind was wandering the other day as I was enjoying one of our beautiful North Dakota summer days, and I started thinking about how we are in August. How many more of these nice warm days do we have ...

A new study of honeybee exposure to pesticides finds that a widely used neonicotinoid drifts so far, and lasts so long, that planting “pollinator strips” of untreated forage may not be of much help to ...

Lauren Rueth trims the tops off of shepherd’s purse during a foraging basics class at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a Saturday morning in mid-March, a small group of ...

Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Explore a native plant garden that ...

A common pasture plant could help foraging ruminants ward off damaging gastrointestinal nematodes that can cause illness and death, scientists report. A common pasture plant could help foraging ...

Sorghum, or durra, is an important forage crop in many countries, for example the USA, Africa, China and Australia. The plant is grown instead of corn because it produces more biomass and better ...