Slavery is a part of America’s dark history, but there’s a part of slavery that makes America’s history even darker—the slave breeding farms. “They’ve shown us every plantation with cotton on it,” the ...

Forests, as critical terrestrial ecosystems, play a central role in ecological balance and carbon sequestration, with plantations like Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) playing a significant role in ...

Tree improvement encompasses a suite of practices aimed at enhancing the genetic quality and productivity of forest tree species for both economic and ecological purposes. Traditionally, this involves ...

As the human population swells – and in the face of a changing and unpredictable climate – the demand for natural resources increases. This leads to distressing rates of deforestation to prepare land ...