The endosperm is a specialised nutritive tissue that arises from the fertilisation of the central cell in flowering plants and supports embryo growth through the accumulation of starch, proteins and ...

The endosperm, the tissue surrounding the plant embryo in the seed, has long been perceived as a nourishing tissue that is abandoned once the transition to the seedling is complete. A team has now ...

Agriculture, particularly that involving grains, has always been a steadfast pillar of civilization. Our current understanding of plant biology and genetics has helped us greatly improve the quality ...

This study is reported by Jin-long Qiu’s group at the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. As the primary source of food for humans and feed for animals, cereal endosperm plays a ...

The scientific perspective behind cell pattern formation involves observing both the commonly seen principles behind similar cell patterns seen in nature and the visible events of self-organization.

In developmental cell biology, the phrase “pattern formation” is used in reference to the propagation of complex organizations of cell fates in time and space. Pattern formation is mainly controlled ...