Sexual reproduction involves pollen from one flower fertilising the egg of another to produce a seed. Only one parent is needed in asexual reproduction and the offspring are exact copies.

A fruit is a matured and ripened ovary of a plant, which is why it contains seeds for plant reproduction. Seeds are dispersed in a variety of ways. The nucleus of the pollen grain passes through ...

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by ...