I discussed some basics of plant pollination and fertilization last week in this column. This week, let's look at some of the problems and anomalies of these processes. Every summer, questions about ...

Peking University, May 6, 2025: The research team led by Qu Lijia and Zhong Sheng from the School of Life Sciences and the Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences has discovered a conserved "two-step ...

Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area or you're growing fruit-bearing plants indoors, hand-pollinating is ...

Kiwi may be small, but it’s packed with nutrients and big on flavor. If you’ve ever wondered whether you can grow this ...

Tomato plants use similar biochemical mechanisms to reject pollen from their own flowers as well as pollen from foreign but related plant species, thus guarding against both inbreeding and ...

Editor's note: This article was updated on May 19, 2017, to correct the name of Elizabeth Farnsworth, senior research ecologist with the New England Wild Flower Society. With major backing brought ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The modular morphology of plants has important consequences for reproductive strategies. Ovules are packaged in discrete structures (flowers) ...

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...

Moths have long been seen as the annoying creatures that leave holes in your clothes. But new research suggests that those pesky insects have been badly misjudged. A new study, published this week in ...