Flowering plants naturally know when they need to spare or perish their cells. In a new study, an international group of plant biologists has examined the ovules of plant cells by live-imaging to ...

Researchers led by Dr. LI Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have revealed that the female gamete in flowering plants controls ...

The pincushion flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) is a delightful flowering plant native to Mediterranean countries. In some parts of the U.S. it's grown as an annual, but it can be treated as a perennial ...

Researchers found that attractant peptides released by female tissues initiate rapid depolymerization and repolymerization of actin at the leading edge of the pollen tube tip, steering its direction ...

Flowering plants face a problem that we mammals are thankfully spared: how to avoid self-fertilization and, hence, inbreeding. To look at a flower, autopollination might seem inevitable--the long, ...

When high summer heat combines with lack of rain, plant growth can slow from its peak levels in spring and early summer. If/when that happens, remember that nutrition needs go down accordingly. Be ...

Flowering plants naturally know when they need to spare or perish their cells. Scientists have now examined the ovules of plant cells to reveal a novel cell-elimination system based on an unusual cell ...