The flowers that produce the coveted spice saffron are edible - but you must know the basics of plant identification to discern them from other species first.

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Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom, is a tropical plant of the Rubiaceae family, native to Thailand, Indonesia, and ...

Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...

It belongs to the Solanaceae family, which also includes tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, peppers, and tobacco, according to ...

Diterpene alkaloids, commonly isolated from the plants of the Ranuncolaceae group, had antimicrobial properties. [44] ...

Topsentin alkaloids and their derivatives were designed, synthesized, and characterized on the basis of NMR and mass spectroscopy. The antiviral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and ...

Firefighters are working to contain a fire at an FPL plant in Martin County on Friday.

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of kinetin and potassium nitrate applied to leaves, at the R3 phenological phase, on some agronomic characteristics of soybean plants and their yield per plant ...

Georgia's ecosystem is beautiful, diverse, and sometimes deadly. Here are six plants to avoid if you find them in your yard or in the woods.