Growing bigger beets means larger roots to roast, and the reward is a rich, sweet and warming vegetable to enjoy in fall as a side with meat dishes, to pair with seasonal salads, or to add to many ...

Bigger, tastier tomatoes and eggplants could soon grace our dinner plates thanks to Johns Hopkins scientists who have discovered genes that control how large the fruits will grow. The research—led by ...

Every fall, pumpkin growers haul their record-breaking giants onto scales, with some pumpkins weighing more than 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms). Yet the world's largest apple barely reaches 4 pounds ...