Strawberries can be self or wind pollinated, but require insects for full pollination. In the case of vanilla, most are hand-pollinated by people in greenhouses. Some plants have a specific insect ...

Alternatively, you can cut the male flower from the plant and remove its petals. Then simply brush the exposed anther against the female flower's stigma. If you choose to hand pollinate your ...

This question makes me smile because it is both. The same can be said of cucumbers, peppers, zucchini and any part of a plant that contains seeds. I often wonder why we ponder this question over ...

"This includes promoting cross-pollination by taking into account the variety of the crop plants and the quality of the pollen. In addition, the quality of self-pollinated and cross-pollinated ...

Imagine a world where robotic insects take over the critical task of pollination, freeing farmers from relying on the whims of nature or resorting to manually pollinating crops with paintbrushes.

With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture's ...

Are these novelty roots yams or sweet potatoes or are they the same thing? The two are not the same. They belong to different plant families and are grown in different parts of the world.

Vistra Energy, which owns the natural gas-fueled Moss Landing Power Plant and adjoining lithium-ion battery facility on the Monterey County coast, confirmed in an email a fire had broken out in ...

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In Africa, yam is pounded into a very stiff paste called fufu, eaten by hand in pinches from the serving tray, rolled into balls and dipped into a stew. FAQs about BBC Food ...