Rapid alkalinization factors (RALFs) are required for pollen tube germination and elongation, an essential process in plant fertilization. But their role in monocot plants remains unexplored.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flowering seed plants (angiosperms) have evolved unique ways to protect their gametes from pathogen attack and from drying out. The female gametes (egg and central cell) are deeply embedded in the ...

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, ...

A group of scientists at Nagoya University has succeeded in discovering AMOR, a sugar chain molecule that increases the fertilization efficiency in plants. AMOR was found to be responsible for ...

This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last June, Aaron Flansburg felt the temperature spike and knew what that ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last June, Aaron Flansburg felt the temperature spike and knew ...