However, the biosafety regulations associated with the cultivation and commercialization of genetically modified plants limit the field-level application of such methods. Under such circumstances, new ...

For Native Hawaiians, kalo, also known as taro—a tropical plant prized for its starchy, nutritious, rootlike corm as well as its leaves—is not just a traditional food source but an ancestor, ...

For Native Hawaiians, kalo, also known as taro-a tropical plant prized for its starchy, nutritious, rootlike corm as well as its leaves-is not just a traditional food source but an ancestor ...

In the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation story, the goddess Ho'ohōkūkalani gives birth to a stillborn son, who is buried in the fertile soil. In her grief, she waters the soil with her tears, and ...

It was enough work growing these huge plants off-site to collect the rare ... Waterlily Court opened in 1957 as a place to grow two giant Victoria species, says Tim Jennings, horticultural ...