PROBABLY no scientific problem more urgently needs attention in tropical agriculture than the establishment of standard yielding plantations from selected plants by methods of vegetative propagation.

THE Imperial Bureau of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, East Malling, has issued Technical Communication 13 on this subject by G. St. Clair Fielden and R. J. Garner. It deals with the vegetative ...

Plant propagation is both an art and a science, offering gardeners the joy of creating new life from seeds or cuttings. Whether you’re starting vegetables from seed, cloning a favorite fruit tree, or ...

Why are most organisms sexual? The question of why most species reproduce sexually and others reproduce asexually has stymied biologists for years (particularly since asexual reproduction has many ...