In an earlier story, we discussed the characteristics of monocots and talked about some of the beautiful native monocot ...

According to the California Master Gardener Handbook, a monocot (short for monocotyledon) is a flowering plant having one seed leaf (the cotyledon), parallel-veined leaves…and flower parts in ...

SRINAGAR: Already battling the adverse impacts of climate change, saffron growers in Pampore and adjoining areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are facing a serious challenge – large-scale damage ...

Srinagar-Already battered by the effects of climate change, saffron growers in Pampore and adjoining areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are facing a fresh crisis as porcupines destroy saffron ...

This week’s work in our garden includes digging up and preparing gladiolus bulbs for winter storage. Gladiolus, or glads for short, cannot survive in the ground though the winter in our area. Even ...

In the crisp autumn air of Pampore’s Lethpora, about sixteen kilometres south of Srinagar, Ali Mohammad Reshi moves slowly through rows of lilac saffron blossoms spread across his five-kanal farm. He ...

Today I will explore the wonderful world of corms. Along with bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes, corms constitute the quartet of underground storage structures that send up their silky blooms once a year — ...