As stated in our review of the first volume (vol Ixxiv., 1906, p. 605), Knuth's “Handbook of Flower Pollination” is an encyclopaedic work, and the second volume, which is now before us, dealing as it ...

I discussed some basics of plant pollination and fertilization last week in this column. This week, let's look at some of the problems and anomalies of these processes. Every summer, questions about ...

During summer and fall, we all enjoy a plethora of fruits from our home gardens and from the local farmers market. Each fruit starts with a flower. Then four separate events will take place in ...

Reproduction in organisms : Asexual and sexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction in flowering plants : Structure of flower, pollination, fertilization, development of seeds and fruits, apomixis and ...

Having identified a tomato pollen gene associated with blocking self-pollination in petunias and cross-species fertilization in tomatoes, researchers conclude that tomato plants use similar ...