Have you ever seen a hibiscus flower? Although its petals have a range of colors, what makes the trumpet-shaped flower more beautiful is the central stalk, which houses the anthers that produce pollen ...

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.

Plants with multiple sets of chromosomes, known as polyploids, are salt-tolerant or drought-resistant and often achieve higher yields. However, newly formed polyploid plants are often sterile or have ...

Boron is an essential micronutrient required for plant cell wall integrity, as it is necessary for crosslinking the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan II. Reproductive organs require a greater ...

Would you believe this is part of a plant? This is the anther of a sand rock-cress flower. It is responsible for producing the pollen that will be released into the environment to fertilize the eggs ...

Close-up photos ofclarkia flowers show the two types of anthers, a conspicuous inner whorl and an outer whorl that blends in with the petals. (Image credit: Kay et al., 2020) While Kathleen Kay’s lab ...