Joanne Slavin, R.D., Ph.D. -- one of the country's foremost experts on fiber and whole grains -- recalls grain's first go-round. "I was in graduate school pursuing a nutrition deg ...

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 ...

Seed germination rates (GR = inverse of time to germination) are sensitive to genetic, environmental, and physiological factors. We have compared the GR of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The early developmental sequences in the formation of the Zone of Separation and Secretion in a hexaploid species of Solanum nigrum L. are ...

Researchers have explored a piece of Darwin's "abominable mystery" -- how flowering plants originated, rapidly diversified, and rose to dominance -- by exploring the microscopic anatomy of seed ...

Improving grain quality is one of the important objectives in cereal breeding (Sadimantara et al, 1997; Mazur et al, 1999; Tan et al, 1999; Wang et al, 2001). Many grain quality traits, such as ...

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 developing ...

DURING the course of a comparative study of several members of the Leguminosæ, I found an interesting type of endosperm formation in Cassia tora Linn. (family Cæsalpiniaceæ), a common roadside plant ...

Bread aisles make simple choices feel complicated. “Whole wheat” promises wholesomeness. “Sourdough” suggests old-world craft ...

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 Swiss team, led ...