Moisture and stored nutrients energize the embryo, which contains the latent structures for a plant’s root, stem and leaves. Most vegetable seeds that germinate quickly (such as cabbage and ...
Often thought of as a vegetable, cucumbers are fruits since they grow from flowers and enclose seeds inside their fleshy structure. A staple in soups and desserts, pumpkins are fruits due to their ...
The path to creating a new piece of produce is a process that begins with plant breeders and ends with the consumer. There was a time, not that long ago, when an apple meant Red Delicious; a tomato, a ...
Seed oils — which also include cottonseed, soybean, safflower, grapeseed and rice bran oils — have become shorthand for refined plant-based vegetable oils. They are mainly composed of ...