Gene DUO1, acts as a control system and governs the sperm cell production in flowering plants, says a study.
Flowering Plants Could Be Making Tropics Cooler
The world is a cooler, wetter place because of flowering plants, according to new climate simulation results published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The world is a cooler, wetter place because of flowering plants, according to new climate simulation results published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The findings have implications for plant fertility, seed production - and could be used to help produce improved crops to help meet food shortages.
Professor David Twell and colleagues in the Department of Biology at the University of Leicester previously reported the discovery of a master regulator protein called DUO1 that has a critical role in allowing precursor reproductive cells to divide once to form twin sperm cells. The discovery of a battery of genes governed by DUO1 has shed light on the mechanisms by which plants control sperm cell formation and fertility.
Plants Engineered to Produce New Drugs by MIT Chemists
A new way to expand plants' pharmaceutical repertoire by genetically engineering them to produce unnatural variants of their usual products has been found by MIT chemists.
A new way to expand plants' pharmaceutical repertoire by genetically engineering them to produce unnatural variants of their usual products has been found by MIT chemists.
"One sperm cell will join with the egg cell to produce the future plant or embryo, whilst the other will join with a second cell deep within the flower (the central cell) to produce a nutrient-rich tissue called the endosperm. Together these two structures make up the seeds and grains that form the staple food of humans and livestock across the globe.
Research: Plants Clean Air to a Greater Extent Than We Think
Flora plays an unexpectedly important role in cleansing the atmosphere, a new study has revealed.
Flora plays an unexpectedly important role in cleansing the atmosphere, a new study has revealed.
The study has been published in the journal The Plant Cell.
Millions Of Tomato Plants Poisoned By Vandals In Australia
In a ghastly case of sabotage, Australia reports poisoning of nearly seven million plants, including 4 million tomato and 2 million capsicum seedlings.
In a ghastly case of sabotage, Australia reports poisoning of nearly seven million plants, including 4 million tomato and 2 million capsicum seedlings.
