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 ...

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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Fagaceae includes typical masting species that exhibit highly synchronized and fluctuating acorn production. Fagaceae shows an interesting ...

Scientists have discovered that flowering plants growing in farmland are increasingly doing without insect pollinators. As reproduction becomes more difficult for them in an environment depleted in ...

Successful fertilization in flowering plants depends on healthy pollen development and structural integrity of the pollen wall. The outer exine layer, rich in fatty acids and phenylpropanoids, shields ...

In flowering plants, pollen-tube density and pollen-donor diversity should influence the likelihood of sexual selection in the arena of the recipient pistil. We propose high pollen-tube density as a ...