The best time to harvest flower seeds is when the plants are dry, and the seeds have fully matured. For most annuals, this happens late in the season, as the blooms fade and seed pods dry out on the ...

An emerging group of farmers and growers in Chile, known as seed guardians, aim to protect the traditional crops of their ...

A group known as "seed guardians" in Chile are collecting, trading and planting hundreds of seeds to preserve forgotten varieties of vegetables in tradition with the indigenous Mapuche people. Arrthy ...

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Ephedra seeds found in an ancient burial pit may be the earliest evidence yet for the medicinal use of plants.

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Introducing a state-of-the-art Sesame hulling plant in Kano has increased export-quality sesame production by 7,000 Mtns annually.

Many of the countries that contribute to seed banks are doing so amid growing concerns of food shortages. One of the world's ...

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Liu Lu, a PhD researcher of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts a molecular experiment in the laboratory of South China National Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Guangzhou, ...

A mysterious 2,000-year-old mug has revealed evidence of a bizarre liquid concoction used in ancient Egyptian rituals.