Rapid alkalinization factors (RALFs) are required for pollen tube germination and elongation, an essential process in plant fertilization. But their role in monocot plants remains unexplored.

(A) Pollen grains generated from the stamen pollinate at the tip of the pistil. Pollen tubes grow inside the pistil towards the ovule located in the placenta. (B) The pollen tubes are guided to the ...

Irvine, Calif., April 18, 2005 -- Rare plant species are six times more likely than abundant species to be lost due to nitrogen fertilization of soil, UC Irvine biologist Katharine Suding and ...

Flowering plants go through a complicated double-fertilization process that involves a lot of sperm. But until today, researchers hadn’t fully understood the genetic mechanism behind plant sperm ...

You get a better bang for the buck if you fertilize your lawn in the fall. That’s the message from Ricky Kemery, local gardening expert and Purdue Horticulture Extension Educator, retired, who says ...

Key Points Houseplants growing under bright light or grow lights benefit from winter fertilization.Skip fertilizing when ...