As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions. This challenge is especially urgent for crops—plants resilient to drought and ...
In the dark and moist understories of the subtropical forests of Shimoshima Island in Japan grow parasitic plants that feed on the roots of other plants. They are called Balanophora, and for over a ...
Favourable pollen performance underpins sexual reproduction in flowering plants, influencing species persistence, crop yields and ecosystem resilience. The male gametophyte must germinate on the ...