The plants looked vigorous but not particularly special. And yet their genetic make-up, potato breeders say, is something extraordinary. Solynta’s potatoes are at the vanguard of a breeding ...

It can be hard to know when to harvest potatoes but if you want to get a second crop after harvesting the first, this is what ...

For potatoes, the best tip for a bountiful harvest is to use the "hill" method -- burying the exposed stem of the plant as it grows above the soil ... to improve soil fertility and structure. Next, ...

Last October, Aiyana James attended her first water potato harvest on the reservation of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in ...

Catechol oxidases are ubiquitous plant enzymes containing a dinuclear ... The crystal structures of the enzyme from sweet potato in the resting dicupric Cu(II)-Cu(II) state, the reduced dicuprous ...

Cleaning up your vegetable garden at the end of the season goes a long way toward avoiding pest and disease problems next ...

Since time immemorial, crop yields have been influenced by such extreme weather phenomena as heat waves, persisting droughts, ...

potato, sugar beet, and sugarcane). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a versatile technique in the biomedical field, but its application to the study of plant metabolism in vivo remains challenging.

A GARDENING expert has revealed three vegetables you should plant now, so they’re ready to be enjoyed as part of your ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants ... chromosomal gene that is essential for seed development. The secondary structure of pri-miRNAs determines the efficiency and accuracy of miRNA ...

A structural image of LYCHOS, a plant-like protein discovered in humans by Australian scientists.Credit: Ellisdon & Halls et al, Nature One part of the structure contained a well-known type of ...

THERE’S just 10 weeks until Christmas. And if you’re already worrying about how you’re going to afford the big day during the cost of living crisis, a gardening expert has ...