Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that the leafy tree could not survive in such sandy soil. They would be right.

“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

Study reveals rising artemisinin resistance in Africa, echoing Asia's past, urging urgent action to prevent widespread crisis.

Mugwort is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory herb with warming properties, used in East Asian traditional medicine and ...

Fruits. Consider planting a q (Cydonia bologna). The quince is a pome fruit, sharing that classification with apple and pear, and its pulp texture has been compared to that of a pear. However, unlike ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern agriculture compress the soil to such an extent that crops struggle to grow. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This tiny weed performs real arithmetic in the dark. Here’s ...

1 College of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China 2 College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Yulin University, Yulin, China Within each of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Some poisons are known for creeping slowly through the ...

Winter means death for many different plants, but if you take some cuttings from these herbs, you can propagate them indoors during the chilly season.

ABSTRACT: Weed management is a major challenge in agriculture, causing global yield losses of approximately 32%, surpassing damage from pests and pathogens. Sustainable approaches, such as integrated ...

In the coastal city of Fukuoka, a place known for its ancient temples, beaches, and modern shopping districts, Japan has quietly taken an important step toward sustainable energy, and while there are ...