Scientists have successfully engineered Yelloway One, a banana plant resistant to two of the most destructive diseases.
Despite October bringing with it shorter days and a chill in the air, all is not lost when it comes to our gardens. From ...
T he evolution of Shasta daisies, Leucanthemum, began with the American pioneer of plant breeding, Luther Burbank. Said to ...
Pawpaws are the fruit of a native tree that's been growing in North America since before humans had been on the continent.
such as papaya or banana–though the trees themselves are hardy enough to withstand cold winters. Pawpaw fruit looks like hand-sized kidney beans, with a curving oblong shape, greenish skin ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for ...
Like bunya pines, black bean trees (Castanospermum australe) have been an important food source for thousands of years. While the large seeds are toxic, they can be made edible. Here, we have ...
Panama disease causing wilt in banana plants (left) and brown discolouration ... The plant dies and the fungus releases plumes of hardy spores. Just one microscopic speck is enough to infect ...
Unlike some other retailers, the RHS offers customers a five-year guarantee, which means that all fully hardy plants (including hardy shrubs, trees and perennials) are guaranteed for a period of ...