Plant Science

[recluse]

Why Can't We Farm These Foods Yet?
Some plants are kind of tricky to grow and the same goes for some kinds of fish and fungi.

[shadylady]

2,000 year-old seed brought back to life
Extremely old seed brought back to life! But is it actually a different species from date palms living today?

Methuselah, the Judean Date Palm – links the past to the present through agriculture and archeology. One of the world's most ancient species, it is being revived after 2,000 years at the Center for Sustainable Agriculture in Israel.

[drdesert]

A 32,000-year-old plant blooms again
Here's an even older plant brought back to life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silene_stenophylla

[cows]

The Greens' New Target
The problem is that people who make decisions about what farmers can and cannot do tend to be city slickers who have no clue what they're talking about.

[wildrose]

The Weirdest Friggin' Carrot You'll Ever See
Scientific and rude language mixed together into a captivating presentation about an unusual plant.

[cactuspete]

Plant Diseases
Most of you have probably heard about all these, but the delivery of the information is rather entertaining and for some of you the information might be new.

[wildrose]

Robert Kennedy, Jr. On Suing Monsanto and The Dangers of Round-Up
Herbicides are not safe for humans. Monsanto is evil.