Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture. The ...

Penstemons are valuable garden plants, grown for their long-flowering season and popularity with bees. There are many different types of penstemon, with some suited to the alpine garden while the ...

Wood density is an important plant trait. Data from 1.1 million forest inventory plots and 10,703 tree species show a latitudinal gradient in wood density, with temperature and soil moisture ...

The American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of those mammals that everyone has heard of. A humongous rodent capable of ...

BND2: Maintain earth banks or stone-faced hedgebanks £11 per 100m/ per side/ per year Visually check condition and follow up ...

Put the ones that have the same characteristics together. So you can look after them easier. Plants fall into four categories: With seeds or without seeds; flowering plants, conifers, ferns and ...

Ivy: So why do some plants stay green all year round? Do they not like to lose their leaves? Posey: Evergreen trees don't lose their leaves. That's because they are made differently with a waxy coat.