Odd plants from a remote Pacific island reveal new insights into an important ecological question: how unrelated and ...

While plants often have mutually beneficial relationships with insects, a tuber in Fiji grows separate compartments for ...

Most tuber plants are perennials that would benefit from consistent fertilization, while many annuals are started by seed. Whether you are into the consistency of tubers or the variety of seeds (or ...

A healthy rhubarb plant will have produced many ripe stalks by July, but this doesn't mean gardeners should stop caring for ...

May is a great month to plant dahlia tubers. First, find a sunny spot and work the soil by digging so it is loose down to a depth of 1 foot. Add slow-release plant food and also a stake for each ...

Question: My caladiums are not sprouting leaves as normal. Will they regrow or do I need to plant new bulbs? Answer: Hopefully by the time you receive this response there are lots of new shoots ...

Figure 4: Comparison of the sprouting behavior of tubers from transgenic plants expressing the pyrophosphatase gene under the control of either the tuber-specific promoter B33 (lines PP-51, PP-47 ...