When farmers plant pieces of tuber, rather than seeds ... editorials on the Guano Question—is hard to understand. But agriculture was then “the central economic activity of every nation ...

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be.

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, the yam thrives in a tropical belt across West Africa, with outliers in the ...

Gardening potatoes is a new challenge to take on! Here are some tips for growing potatoes in your home garden.

Whether you are buying new tubers or replanting those you dug up and stored from the garden in autumn, plant in some fresh compost and keep the soil moist. As they grow and develop leaves ...

Instead, they encountered the humble potato and brought tubers to Spain in ... consult the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network for average soil temperatures around the region. To prevent rotting ...