Question: What is it about plants that makes it possible for you to grow them from a cutting rather than having to always start them from seed? I’m planning to expand my garden this season and want to ...

Vegetative reproduction from stems, roots and leaves is common to all plants and results in an identical plant from which the cutting came; it’s a clone. As gardeners, we propagate cuttings for many ...

A Hiroshima-University-led research team has discovered a key gene responsible for the initiation of gemma development, ...

Asexual, or vegetative, reproduction in plants is controlled by environmental conditions, but the molecular signaling pathways that control this process are poorly understood. Recent research suggests ...

Seven plants that grow without seeds, from potatoes and ginger to bananas and strawberries. Learn how vegetative propagation ...

Plant propagation is both an art and a science, offering gardeners the joy of creating new life from seeds or cuttings. Whether you’re starting vegetables from seed, cloning a favorite fruit tree, or ...

Plant reproduction is highly complex and variable across the kingdom. The emergence of sexual reproduction has contributed to increase plant genetic diversity and enabled the colonisation of new ...

Gardeners are always on the look out for ways to improve our gardens. Whether it’s buying new plants, tools, pots, soil or amendments, gardening seems to be a constant on the wallet. While gardening ...

Even though seed propagation is the most popular form of plant reproduction, several plant forms can develop without seeds. This form of plant development is referred to as vegetative or asexual ...