Flower symmetry Flowers come in different forms and shapes, but they all have symmetry. Chinese researchers show in Science Advances how plants regulate that symmetry. Flowers show different forms of symmetry. There are flowers of which each petal is identical to its neighbour, these flowers are multiple symmetrical. But you have also flowers that onlyContinue reading “Flower symmetry”
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Twilight
Twilight Twilight, the period between day and night. The duration of twilight influences the growth and flowering of plants. That, are Canadian and Belgian researchers now showing in Scientific Reports. The influence of twilight on plants was up to date not really studied. For a long time it was difficult to reproduce twilight light conditionsContinue reading “Twilight”
To mow or not to mow
To mow or not to mow Framers do rather not want toxic plants in their grass clippings that they use as feed for their animals. Now American researchers show in Scientific Reports that mowing actually contributes to the distribution of the toxic silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium). When plants are stressed they turn to survival mode.Continue reading “To mow or not to mow”
Pollen navigation
Pollen navigation Multiple fertilizations of an ovule do not contribute to healthy offspring. Plants therefore have taken measures to prevent this. Now researchers from Japan show how a plant manages this. The landing of a pollen grain on a pistil of a flower is only the first hurdle of fertilization. After landing the pollen grainContinue reading “Pollen navigation”
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