Rice water isn’t just kitchen waste—it’s a powerful, natural fertilizer that can significantly improve the health of your ...

George mixes raw cow dung with organic materials, including kitchen waste, dry leaves, or grass, in units of wooden ...

Abiotic stresses, such as cold, heat, drought, salinity, and heavy metals, limit plant growth. Plants interact with a wide ...

We spoke to two garden pros about using garden soil to grow happy indoor plants and got their advice on using the proper soil ...

Over the past year and a half, a sprawling network of volunteers, local farmers, nurseries and hotels have stepped up to host ...

Chemical fertilizers have revolutionized gardening, offering quick and visible results by providing plants with essential ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship.

It’s a crisp January night at the Heep Center, but graduate student Jess Atkin doesn’t mind. Making her way through the ...

Since nitrous oxide is emitted into the air when there is excess nitrogen in the ground, keeping plants growing year-round ...

Certain bacteria in the soil promote solubilization of phosphate, which is key to plant growth and development. After two years of experimental work, Lahrach's results were published last October ...

We have excellent teaching, research, and outreach programs in the areas of plant biology (cellular, genetics, genomics, microbial, molecular and physiology), agronomy (including pathology, soil ...