Education will begin Tuesday at Madera Community College with an overview of what it takes to get into agave farming.

"Most mature agaves generate offsets (rhizomatous suckers) called 'pups.' This is a vegetative or asexual method of ...

Any plants they remove that survive will go into the Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale on May 3, 2025 at the Woodcock ...

Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the things, by taking casts of plant roots. Putting it simply, a 3D microfluidic network is a series of branching micro-scale channels ...

Hence, harvesting for mezcal production prevents that plant from reproducing via its seeds, and although many agaves are asexual and able to reproduce via offshoots, known as hijuelos that grow from ...

Prebiotic soda brands are taking over the beverage market. Find out if functional sodas are actually as healthy as you think.

You might be familiar with tequila and mezcals, but did you know there's another delectable spirit derived from the agave plant which is born out of our own country? Agavepura is spirit crafted ...

If you like the taste of a specific agave plant, mezcal offers way more variety, while tequila sticks to its blue Weber roots. Location, location, location! Tequila has strict geographical ...

A new study has revealed the critical role of plant roots in enhancing water movement through wetland soils, offering valuable insights for ecosystem restoration and water management in coastal ...