... the woodland understorey before trees come in to leaf. A consequence of this behaviour is that flowering is prolonged and seed development occurs especially slowly because ...
... sure. I found that just like the shoot, seed development is also slower and they just don't ... is an annual. Moose said that if it would attract a pest or develop a disease, farmers could rotate a different crop ...
Scientists from La Trobe University are conducting research to improve the nutritional value of oilseed products and the seed quality and germination of grain crops.
... , Florida (Reuters) - NASA plans to use $50 million of federal economic stimulus funds to seed development of commercial passenger transportation service ...
... the early families of flowering plants. Examining the development of seeds and embryos among early angiosperms ... ) explores a piece of this mystery: the microscopic anatomy of seed development in Trithuria, a genus in the plant family ...
... the presence of an enzyme that controls the flow of sugar in the developing seed, which appears to be a common mechanism for sugar ... and her colleagues did observe one difference between seed development in teosinte and maize. Endoreduplication, the process ...
... , and rose to dominance -- by exploring the microscopic anatomy of seed development in Trithuria, a genus in the plant family Hydatellaceae. This family is thought to be one of the earliest families of angiosperms ...
... found that changes in glucomannan levels had a detrimental effect on seed development. Dr Dupree explains: "We now ... is harnessing the power of fundamental plant science to develop realistic alternatives to oil-based transport ...
... in small amounts that have a profound effect on growth and development. The release of one plant hormone, for example, causes ... ." These proteins, which accumulate late in seed development, are believed to protect seeds from cellular damage caused ...
... their highest temperatures during early fruit development, and experiments revealed that this is for the exclusive benefit of the pollinator ... died, presumably because of the temperature drop, but seed development was not affected. "This implies a novel role ...
... that adds a space shuttle mission, begins work on a new deep-space rocket and seeds development of commercial space taxis, the agency ...
... appeared to be present in the plasma membrane during seed development and germination. Dr Frigerio's working ... a real understanding of how water uptake is regulated in seed development and germination. That understanding will help researchers ...
... gene to regulate nutrient provisioning during seed development has been identified in the plant world. The findings ... biomass yield. "This understanding of how maize seeds and other cereal grains develop -- for example in rice and wheat ...
... of Cambridge, provide the first genetic evidence that seed development is controlled by maternally inherited "small ... maternal and paternal genome imbalance and controlling seed development, and that maternal control is important," said Chen ...
Ripe and Juicy Manjith Kainickara via Flickr A relatively small cluster of genetic information, some of it dating to 60 million years ago, endows the staple fruit of summer with its taste and texture ...
