Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes, known as polyploids, are salt-tolerant or drought-resistant and often achieve higher yields. However, newly formed polyploid plants are often sterile or have ...

Fertilization in flowering plants relies on the fast-growing pollen tube, a cellular conduit that delivers sperm cells to the ovule. This study sheds light on the vesicle trafficking mechanisms that ...

Have you ever looked at a flower up close? Or wondered how plants are pollinated? Take a journey through the secret life of plants captured in stunning images by Australian botanists.

You might think flowers don't have much choice about who they mate with, given they are rooted to the ground and can't move. Most mammals and humans have a double set of chromosomes—and as a rule, ...

You might think flowers don't have much choice about who they mate with, given they are rooted to the ground and can't move. Most mammals and humans have a double set of chromosomes—and as a rule, ...

Sand rock- cress (Arabidopsis arenosa) serves as a model for unravelling the mystery surrounding the sterility of newly formed polyploids. Most mammals and humans have a double set of chromosomes – ...