A team has now shown that the endosperm also plays a key role in the proper development of the seedling after germination. It acts notably on the formation of the cuticle, a protective layer ...

Seeds with extra genomes that alter this critical ratio undergo a process known as interploidy seed abortion due to defective endosperm development. RNA Pol IV is an enzyme specific to plant ...

maintains the transportation of nutrients into endosperm, and allows the normal grain filling (Figure 5). This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China ...

The starchy endosperm and aleurone share a similar lineage in the entirety of its development, which indicates that certain positional cues could be observed to specify the fate of the aleurone.

Virtually all angiosperms have endosperm that is “triploid”, that is, it contains three copies of each chromosome: two from the mother and one from the father’s sperm. This triploid ...

This research demonstrates the existence of an unexplored step between pollen tube guidance and fertilization, where PTCs have a major role in seed development. In crops, such as rice, corn and wheat, ...

Researchers in China have developed a genetic engineering approach capable of delivering many genes at once and used it to make rice endosperm--seed tissue that provides nutrients to the ...

Lifestyle changes could possibly delay or prevent the development of serious health problems associated with metabolic syndrome. Rice endosperm protein may have beneficial effects in patients with ...