Speed up germination for some veggies and flowers by soaking seeds before planting.

Start seeds indoors like a pro with these essential tips for reliable germination.

Dig this: Indigo Agriculture, a tech startup in Boston, Massachusetts, makes seed treatments that help plants grow. The technology involves coating the seeds of corn, rice, soybeans and wheat with ...

Water is the limiting factor for agriculture in many of the world’s semiarid regions, where crops are lost to drought in their early stages of life, during germination and as young seedlings.

Holding a packet of tomato seeds that predates your grandparents feels like time travel in the palm of your hand — a chance to revive a flavor, a color, or a variety that hasn’t seen sunlight in a ...

With a clearer understanding of seed packet terms, gardeners can shop seed catalogs with confidence and start planning their ...

MIT has developed a new type of coating that is designed to help seeds survive drought conditions. Researchers on the project say that as the world warms, many arid regions where growing crops are ...

In a move that could help feed the world's ever-growing population, researchers at MIT have developed a silk covering that allows seeds to grow in high-salinity soils. In addition to providing ...