Sex in the garden is more straightforward for the birds and the bees than it’s for the plants. Reproductive processes vary among flowering plants; for many, there is more than one option. When ...

When the female gametes in plants become fertilized, a signal from the sperm activates cell division, leading to the formation of new plant seeds. This activation can also be deliberately triggered ...

Humans like plants. We like seeing them change the colour of their leaves throughout the year. They connect us to nature even if we live in a big ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 65, No. 17 (2014), pp. 5093-5107 (15 pages) Cystatins are tightly bound and reversible inhibitors of cysteine proteases in C1A and C13 peptidase families, which ...

Did you only check boxes and wrap presents to arrive at a destination on time, or are you enjoying the journey through the ...