Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at the University of Zurich has now discovered a new mechanism that enables ...

Some people have a magic touch when it comes to growing indoor plants with little effort. If you aren't one of these people, don't feel bad and don't give up. Growing low-maintenance plants indoors ...

Cannabis produces a complex suite of bioactive compounds, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), but how these molecules evolved has long been a mystery. Now, new research has ...

Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous ...

Downy mildew is a destructive disease that severely limits the yield and quality of many vegetable crops. This study uncovers a previously unknown epigenetic mechanism that enhances plant resistance ...

President Donald Trump's recent executive order urging the Department of Justice to reschedule cannabis to Schedule 3 is being hailed as the "most consequential federal cannabis policy shift" in over ...

Thousands of Iranians are dead or detained in a brutal crackdown after they took to the streets in what is seen as the biggest threat to the Islamic regime in years. Journalists from RFE/RL’s Iranian ...

Kelsy Raap, of Upstate Elevator in Burlington, explains that the cannabis plant contains many active compounds that interact with the body in different ways. Cannabis sativa L. contains cannabinoids, ...