Grasslands study finds increasing fertilizer use drastically reduces the number of flowers and insects
A new study by researchers at the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research published on Jan. 20 in npj Biodiversity has ...
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The Hidden Dance of Plant Fertilization
It begins when a pollen grain that carries the sperm cells lands on the top of the pistil, the female reproductive structure of a flower. The pollen grain ... Blocking signals prevent polytubey—the ...
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Pick the Pollinator
Pollinators—typically wind, water, and animals—carry pollen from one flower to another, where fertilization takes place. Below, match seven plants with their pollinators and, when you're done ...
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130-Year Mystery Solved As Orchid’s “Finger” Revealed As DIY Fertilization Fallback
Life can get a bit lonely for the orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus. It grows in dark and secluded places where it’s easy to miss and rarely visited by pollinators, but a 130-year mystery has ...