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Evolution and Domestication of Seed Structure Shown to Use Same Genetic Mutation
July 7, 2011 — For the first time, scientists have identified a mutation in plants that was selected twice -- during both natural evolution and domestication. The mutation has been identified as the source of ... > full story -
Origami in Seed Capsules: Lids on Seed Cases of the Ice Plant Unfold When Honeycomb Structure Swells Inside Them
July 5, 2011 — A number of plants disperse their seeds in a rather artistic way: the seed capsules of the ice plant Delosperma nakurense, for instance, unfold lids over the seed compartments in the manner of a ... > full story -
Specialized Seeds Can Really Float Your Boat
July 3, 2011 — A new artificial surface inspired by floating seeds could provide an alternative to the toxic paints currently used to prevent fouling on ship hulls. The artificial surface, developed by German ... > full story -
Sweetpotato Foundation Seed Tested in Commercial Operations; Virus-Tested Seeds Proven to Increase Yields
July 1, 2011 — A survey was conducted to examine the performance and quality of a sweetpotato virus-tested foundation seed after it had been integrated into commercial operations in Louisiana. Results from the ... > full story -
Female Mate Choice Enhances Offspring Fitness in an Annual Herb
June 27, 2011 — Mate choice and sexual selection in plants is more complex in some ways than in animals because plants are sessile organisms and often must rely on external vectors, e.g. animals, for pollen ... > full story -
Synthetic Collagen from Maize Has Human Properties
June 24, 2011 — Synthetic collagen has a wide range of applications in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and in the food industry. For proper function in animals a certain number of prolines within the protein ... > full story -
Not-So-Sweet Potato Resists Pests, Disease
June 21, 2011 — Agricultural scientists in the U.S. have developed a new variety of not-so-sweet potato, called Liberty. Known as a boniato, or tropical sweet potato, Liberty has a dark red skin and light yellow, ... > full story -
Pollination Services at Risk Following Declines of Swedish Bumblebees
June 21, 2011 — Scientists have discovered that the community composition of bumble bee species and their relative abundances have changed drastically over the last 70 years in Sweden. Over the same period, the ... > full story -
How Lodgepole Pines Protect Their Kind Against Fire, Mountain Pine Beetles Infestation
May 31, 2011 — Scientists have been investigating the effect of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on lodgepole pines in British Columbia. They have discovered that seeds from cones on the forest floor may provide a ... > full story -
Parental Conflict in Plants: Maternal Factors Silence Paternal Genes
May 30, 2011 — In flowering plants, the beginning of embryogenesis is almost exclusively governed by maternal gene activity. Maternal factors regulate the development of the embryo and silence paternal genes during ... > full story
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