Biology professor collaborates on ‘Nature’ study finding some local ‘wild’ plants, are dependent on intervention by ...

These extreme environments have led to numerous adaptations of desert organisms, such as plants that have moisture-conserving leaves or that reside as seeds in the soil for long time periods until ...

Saguaros are a keystone species in the Sonoran desert providing a place ... As it ripens, the fleshy tissue inside the plant's pods, which contain its seeds, becomes engorged with liquid.

Grazing animals can destroy many desert plants and animals ... grooves in the ground to retain rainfall and trap windblown seeds.

As my research life started, I quickly realized that these plants were using mechanisms of protection used by seeds to tolerate extreme water loss. They could in essence “re-wire” seed ...

"It has not only reduced the reliance on manual labor, but also significantly lowered operational costs and boosted ...

Once barren land is now dotted with young palo verde and ironwood trees, which were planted as seeds and have ... threat to the desert ecosystem by crowding out native plants and fueling once ...

In October 2023, Zhang brought Juncao grass seeds to Mauritania from a field in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust’s seed bank started back in 2016 and initially was focused on growing native plants in the land trust’s nursery, which in turn were used for restoration or sold to ...

Whereas the chia for the novelty pet is in the form of sprouts, the edible seeds and the sprouts do come from the same desert plant Salvia hispanica. It's related to the mint family and originated ...

Simply start over each year with fresh seeds and soil. One reason chia plants are so well-loved is their resilience against disease, a quality that allows them to flourish even in desert regions.