Sept 24 : Scientists from the University of Exeter and Shimane University in Japan, have found in a new study, that vitamin C is essential for plant growth.

Sept 19 : Botanists have for the first time formulated a universal rule that could help explain the equilibrium of plant species – how plants assure the survival of their species whether their lives last a day or are prolonged over centuries.

Sept.18 : The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a 1.1 million dollar purchase of 4,000 metric tons of locally grown wheat in Herat, Afghanistan, as a way of overcoming continuing security problems hampering food deliveries, while at the same time supporting poor Afghan farmers.

Aug 19 : Cactus conjures up images of a thorny leafless plant standing tall in a hot barren desert. But, now a new study by an American biologist from the University of Austin at Texas has shown that cactus do actually possess ultra tiny leaves.

Aug 11 : Researchers in the US have found that eating one serving of whole grains every day might protect you from high blood pressure.

Aug 5 : A short, scrawny bush known for its purported aphrodisiac properties, is fast disappearing from Uganda’s Mabira Forest Reserve, one of the country’s last remaining rain forests, scientists have said.

August 1: Our crops are not doing well these days: too much water, too little sunlight… In short, they are suffering from stress.

July 13 : A new study by a team of researchers from the John Innes Centre has revealed how and when plants evolved the ability to adapt to climatic and environmental changes.

July 6 Organic tomatoes have been found to contain higher levels of a certain type of antioxidant that may offer protection from high blood pressure and heart disease than conventionally grown ones, says a US study.

July 5 : Organic tomatoes might save your heart, for a new study has found that they are far better than traditionally grown crops.