Plant hormone regulates nectar production: Jasmonic acid triggers nectar accumulation in rapeseed flowers

Monday, March 29, 2010 - 11:28 in Biology & Nature

Plant scientists have discovered that the plant hormone jasmonic acid -- known as a signalling molecule after herbivory -- not only regulates flower development in the bud stage, but also triggers nectar production.

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