You might think flowers don't have much choice about who they mate with, given they are rooted to the ground and can't move.

The mutant grows a pollen tube to an ovule and bursts to release sperm, a normal course of events. But hap2's sperm can't fuse with the female gametes. It is a convenient dud.

The flower’s stamen produces powdery stuff called pollen in its anther and the stigma has a bit that can turn pollen into seeds, the ovule. The flower makes nectar, which some insects and birds ...

During plant reproduction, pollen grains need to move to the stigma of a flower. This is called pollination. Find out more with this Bitesize guide for students studying CCEA KS3 Biology.

Among the revelations that arose from her 13-year-long investigation was the degree of control that a flower’s female sex organs have over the fertilisation process.

The species, Berberis myriovula, is distinguished by an unprecedented ovule count up to 17 in a single ovary, making it the ...

How plants 'mate' for life and repel other suitors Date: May 21, 2024 Source: Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University ...