Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

Agronomists and farmers are finding some pollination issues in specific genetics that were impacted by environmental stress during early, rapid growth. Pollination is always a critical point in corn ...

As corn growers are evaluating pollination, more reports of problems resulting from the “overly tight tassel wrap” phenomenon are trickling in from farmers and agronomists, with pictures and ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Corn crop’s critical hurdle is tassel emergence and pollination. The most critical period of corn plant development is the two weeks before and after silking. During this period the corn plant ...

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ...

PALM DESERT, CA —Saturday is National Learn About Butterflies Day at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. Yes, it will be hot, but learning about butterflies and pollinators is a cool activity for ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images If your tomato plants are flowering but not producing fruit, you might be ...

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, ...

Pollination is one of the single most important processes that must take place in your garden for you to be able to get the majority of your plants to reproduce. But there are quite a few factors ...