Scientists identified a gene responsible for triggering plants to develop fruits and seeds. This finding may help agriculturists bypass pollination altogether for food production, which will be ...

Most fruits have seeds of some kind. However, while it makes sense that planting the seeds of fruits that grow on trees would produce fruit trees, it's not quite that straightforward. For reasons ...

If you plant a seed from a Gala apple, the chances are one in a hundred (or less) that the fruit produced from the tree that grows will be sweet. As Henry David Thoreau remarked, such seedling-grown ...

Next time you enjoy a juicy pomegranate, save some seeds to grow your own tree.

The appeal of having fresh fruit on demand is undeniable. While it’s easy to buy fruit seeds, growing fruit can be a challenge, so it’s vital to pick carefully. You might like the idea of growing ...

Fresh fruit is essential to a well-balanced diet, providing key vitamins, nutrients and fiber. Whether you eat it with a meal or have it on its own, it’s a healthy way to give yourself a sweet treat.

When we think of fruits and seeds, we can easily imagine that seeds remain hidden away inside the fruit, like apple seeds in a core or mango seeds hidden in a pit. But nature likes to defy conventions ...