Because plants are also capable of asexual reproduction, it’s common to use cuttings to develop cultivars that are clones of a dioecious, male flowering plant. This is how fruitless olive and ...

Plant reproduction is the production of new individuals from one or more parent plants. This can be accomplished by sexual or asexual means. Several genes in regulating flowering time have been ...

Venkatesan Sundaresan, a plant reproduction biologist at UC Davis, has been awarded a 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his groundbreaking work on plant reproduction, which led to a method for ...

Learn about reproduction in flowering plants with these interactive learning resources for KS2 Science students aged 7-11 from BBC Bitesize.

Many people think of plants as nice-looking greens. Essential for clean air, yes, but simple organisms. A step change in research is shaking up the way scientists think about plants: they are far ...

Provide host plants. Plants provide more than just nectar for butterflies; they are essential for their reproduction. Butterflies need host plants to support their entire lifecycle, from egg to adult.

Plant reproduction is a cornerstone of our food system and ecological balance; however, it is a complex process. Plants have ...