The soil seed bank is a natural reserve of seeds in the soil. Plants drop seeds that lie dormant, sometimes for a thousand years, and wait for favorable conditions to germinate and grow into a new ...

This time of year, harvest is in full swing. For more than a century, one family-owned company has helped make the Treasure Valley a world leader in sweet corn seed. Crookham Company has been rooted ...

Humans are not the only creatures who know how to invest. Plant communities have a secret “trust fund” buried underground: the soil seed bank. The soil seed bank is a natural reserve of seeds in the ...