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Gatekeeper for tomato pollination identified

Tomato plants use similar biochemical mechanisms to reject pollen from their own flowers as well as pollen from foreign but related plant species, thus guarding against both inbreeding and cross-species hybridization, report ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

To prevent inbreeding, flowering plants have evolved multiple genes, research reveals

A research team led by Teh-hui Kao, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, in collaboration with a team lead by Professor Seiji Takayama at the Nara Institute of Science ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Female plant 'communicates' rejection or acceptance of male

(PhysOrg.com) -- Without eyes or ears, plants must rely on the interaction of molecules to determine appropriate mating partners and avoid inbreeding. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers have identified pollen ...

Biology /

created Oct 23, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New Clues in the Plant Mating Mystery

New data suggest that molecular communication between the plant sexes--specifically the pollen of males and pistils of females--is more complicated than originally thought. Plants, like animals, avoid inbreeding ...

Other Sciences /

created Feb 16, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0


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