Researchers solve plant sex cell mystery

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 04:00 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org) -- Although farmers have been manipulating plant germlines since the Neolithic, plant sex cells have stubbornly guarded the secret of their origin. The surprisingly simple answer – low oxygen levels – could change the way we breed plants.

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