Many roads lead to the flower There are many roads to Rome, or in this case to the flowers of plants like sunflower, gerberas and bellis. That is what researchers of the Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz and Paula Elomaa groups show in the New Pathologist. How the vascular tissues form remains an intriguing phenomenon. So far inContinue reading “Many roads lead to the flower”
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Apparently not synchronised
Apparently not synchronised In spring all plants of the same species appear to flower at the same time. Their age apparently does not matter. Now American researchers show that age may indeed have a role. Synchronised flowering of plants is the source of exuberant floral splendour. At the same time it helps with the pollinationContinue reading “Apparently not synchronised”
Receiver discovered
Receiver discovered Plants use volatile compounds for communication. Lots is known about how these compounds are made and distributed. But how plants recognise these volatile compounds remained a mystery for a long time. Now American researchers have discovered one of these volatile receivers. That the receivers of volatile compounds in plants remained for a longContinue reading “Receiver discovered”
Yellow vs purple
Yellow vs purple Often the flowers of one species are equal in colour. But sometimes not. Like a Tibetan Iris which can have either yellow or purple flowers. Now Chinese researchers show in BMC Plant biology that this is caused by mistakes in the colour gene F3H Plants depend on the colour of their flowers.Continue reading “Yellow vs purple”
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