Heat hardiness: Scientists identify key phase for tomato heat tolerance
By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University identified the growth cycle phase when tomatoes are most vulnerable to extreme heat ...
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12 heat- and drought-tolerant desert plants to add to your home's landscape
Able to survive extended drought, extreme heat and freezes (the Chihuahuan is considered a "cold desert"), many flower madly when ... drought- and freeze-tolerant, the barometer does best when ...
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Top Performers and Consumer Favorites From the University of Tennessee Jackson Gardens
The University of Tennessee Gardens in Jackson trialed more than 225 varieties of annuals, perennials, vegetables, and herbs ...
After Nov. 10, vegetable plants stop growing
Around Nov. 10, the Persephone Period begins in southern Michigan, causing vegetable plants to stop growing due to shortened ...
Pivotal gene found to confer heat tolerance in perennial ryegrass
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), widely cultivated in the cool-season for forage supply and turfgrass, is extremely ...