We are delighted to announce that Seed Biology (https://www.maxapress.com/seedbio) has been included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). This inclusion ...

A research team has outlined how synthetic biology can accelerate discoveries in plant–microbe interactions, offering ...

When the volcanic island of Surtsey rose from the North Atlantic Ocean in 1963, it offered scientists a once-in-a-lifetime ...

A seed is a plant embryo wrapped in a protective covering of maternal tissue. This coverage allows the seed to withstand a much wider range of environmental conditions than adult plants, such as ...

Plants are consummate chemists, using the sun's energy and carbon dioxide from the air, to conjure a dazzling array of ...

"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning external ...

Two Ohio University Ph.D. students recently showcased their research at the 2025 International Conference on Plant Cell Wall ...

I am a senior double majoring in EBIO (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) and MCDB (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) graduating this spring. Since taking advanced placement biology my ...

This single grain of pollen on the sigma of a morning glory flower is demonstrating the first step in the process of creating a seed. The spikes covering the pollen grain will help it attach to a ...