Experiments by MIT engineers show rice seeds sprout faster to the sound of rain.

A saline extract obtained from moringa, also known as white acacia, exhibited properties similar to aluminum sulfate in the coagulation process preceding the filtration of water for human consumption.

When assessing the ripeness of fruit, sight and smell can tell you a lot, but the best indicator is often how the fruit feels.

A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor will dig into the importance of agricultural soils in Alaska and the circumpolar North in a webinar.  

Plants are growing higher up mountains across the Himalayan region, new research shows.

New research from the UBC-based Mother Tree Project is shedding light on how forests respond to harvesting and climate stress, including practices aimed at reducing wildfire risk.

Scientists have resurrected an old device to sniff out the exact scents that attract or repel insects, which could then be developed by companies for growers to purchase and use to trap or ward off such crop-damaging pests.

Climate change may reduce yields of crops like corn and soybeans, but it can also give some plants an edge.

After a wildfire, the flames may fade, but the danger does not.

Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to expose fresh earth.