In a new study, scientists at Umeå University have found a way to break open the protective walls of pollen grains—one of the ...

According the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, pollen is a fine, powdery substance composed of microscopic ...

Hay fever can drive you up the wall - with constant sneezing and irritability. But for some, the annual snot-fest has started ...

Researchers have successfully identified the CaRf gene, a pivotal fertility restorer in pepper plants that revives male ...

The 'peak' of pollen season usually doesn't arrive until the end of March through the first half of April. Around the peak, ...

High-speed video showed that pollen grains from exploding flowers functioned like missiles to knock existing pollen away. “It’s almost like there’s a division of labor for pollen.

Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll production slows down and ...

Indeed, Figure 1 shows an example of a cross between homozygous pea plants with purple flowers and long pollen grains and homozygous plants with red flowers and round pollen grains that exhibits ...

Scientists at Umeå University, Sweden, have found a way to break open the protective walls of pollen grains – one of the ...