Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that allows hybrid rice to propagate by seeds. Recently, a collaborative research team led by Professor Li Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and ...

Nanjing, China: A new study published in Biological Diversity has revealed deep evolutionary principles that have governed the reproduction of land plants over the past 400 million years. By ...

Around 470 million years ago, plants began to conquer the terrestrial surfaces. The first examples had a small axis terminated by a structure capable of forming spores, almost like current mosses. The ...

Plant mating systems and reproductive strategies encompass the suite of mechanisms by which flowering plants achieve fertilisation and generate genetic variation. Most angiosperms are hermaphroditic ...