A research team has discovered a previously unknown type of peptide that guides pollen tubes to ovules in Arabidopsis ...

With their beautiful blossoms, bright fruits, and manageable care requirements, sour cherries are ideal plants for home gardens. Their compact growth makes them suitable for smaller gardens as well.

The colour purple comprises two primary colours, blue and red. It is associated throughout the ages with royalty, wisdom, power and luxury. It also invokes creativity, magic and extravagance. The ...

But moths, flies, beetles and hummingbirds are the unsung heroes of pollination in New Brunswick, said Rathnayake, who is also a volunteer teacher at the Fredericton Botanic Garden:.

The researchers call it "animal-mediated fertilisation" and ask what this means for our understanding of pollination, which is believed to have developed around 130 million years ago when ...

Without fertilization, viable seeds rarely develop. Sunflower is one of the world's most important oilseed crops, producing nearly 55 million metric tons globally in 2023.

The reproductive material, pollens, which is essential for pollination, is carried through different vectors or pollinators, which include insects, flies, birds and even small animals.

Suetsugu explains, "While self-pollination likely guarantees reproductive success, relying solely on this method risks inbreeding. This may drive the evolution of mechanisms that combine the ...

We saw the orchid’s name-giving 'finger' for 130 years, yet only now have we discovered how it acts as a fail-safe for self-pollination.

By Jayanie Madawala Since October, the price of coconut nuts has been skyrocketing due to a market shortage. “Higher-than-normal rainfall and temperature variations have significantly impacted the ...