Plants must have male and female parts in order to reproduce. Eighty percent of all flowering plants contain both sexes in ...

"I've been wondering why mine had so many gaps this year." Gardener shares handy tip to ensure your corn is free of ...

Thermogenesis is a process by which organisms generate internal heat. Although it is usually associated with animals, some ...

In the scorching morning heat Thai Sade brushes the avocado trees he will soon artificially pollinate. Based on a moshav, or collective farm, in central Israel, Mr Sade is the founder of tech firm ...

Lots of plants rely on insects like bees to reproduce. To make a seed, a flower needs to be pollinated. This means that pollen from one flower needs to travel to another. Bees are very important ...

Only 10% of cocoa flowers self-pollinate naturally. The farmers must hand-pollinate hundreds of flowers, transferring pollen using a small pair of tweezers. They also have to sort the cocoa beans ...

“This is the first step in a process that produces seeds, fruits, and the next generation of plants, and it can happen through self-pollination, wind and water pollination, or through the work ...

The insects are considered an invasive species and were introduced to the island state in the 1990s. Researchers will fit the bees with micro radio transmitters to monitor their environmental impact ...

In this month's "Cultivating Success in the Farm & Garden" column, Hubbard County U of M Extension educator shares best ...

When the bee flies off and lands on another orchid it deposits the pollen, allowing the flowers to reproduce. Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring ...

Around 80% of Earth's flowering plants need animals to pollinate them - but it's not just bees getting the job done. The movement of pollen from one plant to another is how flowering plants are ...

COTTON, though included among self-pollinated plants, is subject to crossing, and the extent of natural cross-pollination under favourable conditions is so great that it is regarded by some as ...