Plant
Doctor caught yellow-handed at Ben-Gurion attempting to smuggle 300 banana saplings from Thailand
Customs inspectors at Ben-Gurion Airport discovered about 300 banana saplings and staghorn ferns in five suitcases belonging to a passenger returning from Thailand.
Israeli scientists make plants produce milk protein, paving way for cow-free dairy
KKL-JNF aiming to preserve endangered plant species at Jerusalem Botanical Garden, Eshtaol Nursery
6 plants that will help you cool the house
New research finds how plants develop aerial roots
A Hebrew University team has found, through genetic research, how plants make aerial roots – allowing smarter, more effective way to grow crops and plants.
Jerusalem Botanical Garden: Flowering in Israel's capital
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens has the largest collection of plants and trees in Israel.
Iran, terror financing, can be stopped by growing saffron - MK Hauser
Iran produces 90% of the world's saffron, the world's most expensive spice — Which New Hope MK Zvi Hauser is concerned is used to finance terrorism and Iran.
Plants, bacteria use TIR receptor to boost immune response - study
The study also elaborates that the new information may help strengthen the defenses of plants in order to prevent billions of dollars in crop losses.
Hanukkah’s botanical link to Israel's past
The moriah plant, shaped like the menorah, releases its fragrance in the heat of the day.
Millennia-old plant remains shed light on climate change in Israel
Archaeologists from TAU, Tel Hai College and U. of Montpellier reconstruct how weather evolved over 10,000 years.
'Penis plant' blooms in Netherlands for third time in European history
The last time the rare flower was observed was 25 years ago. Visitors and botanists all over Europe are coming to witness the exotic – and rotten smelling – plant.
A Jerusalem plant tells a story of eternal hope
Two sisters take a moment to reflect on a jade - a brown stem with one green leaf. As the day progresses, a storm hits, and after the wreckage emerges a new leaf.
Learning about the squill plant
One of the signs we can use to spot the end of summer is the squill plant.
Can you grow COVID-19 vaccine-lettuce? UC Riverside scientists think so
Prof. Giraldo “We are testing this approach with spinach and lettuce and have long-term goals of people growing it in their own gardens. Farmers could grow entire fields.”
