Somatic embryogenesis is a developmental process where a plant somatic cell can dedifferentiate to a totipotent embryonic stem cell that has the ability to give rise to an embryo under appropriate conditions. This new embryo can further develop into a whole plant. In woody plants, somatic embryogenesis plays a critical role in clonal propagation and is a powerful tool for synthetic seed product...

Small mammals are key scatter hoarders in forest ecosystems, acting as both seed predators and dispersers. The outcome of their interactions (i.e., predation vs. dispersal) is determined by a series decisions made small mammals, such the choice seed, whether immediately consumed or cached, where it cached. These influenced variety factors, including intrinsic traits individual personality hoard...

Flowering time and stem growth habit determine inflorescence architecture in soybean, which turn influences seed yield. Dt1, a homolog of Arabidopsis TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1), is major controller habit, but its underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that Dt1 affects node number plant height, as well flowering time, soybean under long-day conditions. The bZIP transc...

5 Neonicotinoid insecticides are commonly-used as seed treatments on flowering crops such as 6 oilseed rape. Their persistence and solubility in water increase the chances of environmental 7 contamination via surface-runoff or drainage into areas adjacent to the crops. However, their 8 uptake and fate into non-target vegetation remains poorly understood. In this study, we 9 analysed samples of ...

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The long-term success of populations is dependent on individual reproductive success, and in general, increased population size genetic diversity contribute to maintenance, reducing the risk local extinction. Interspecific hybridization has consequences that can vary according hybrids' fate, which be strongly influenced by capacity hybrids canonical individuals from contact zone. We examined bi...