In the earliest land plants, these mechanisms were rare. However, the discovery of a 360-million-year-old fossil seed, Alasemenia, shows that some plants had already begun developing specialized ...

Plant evolution is the subset of evolutionary phenomena that concern plants. The study of plant evolution includes the study of genetic change and the variations that result in speciation.

Today flowering plant species ... from the diversity of angio-sperm fruits, including grains, nuts, and many vegetables. Flowering plants, in turn, reaped the benefits of seed dispersal by mammals.

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, granting insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants. Wind dispersal in plant seeds ...

Seeds for sweet peas and native ... room to grow and enough weight to keep the plants from tipping over, since they can grow up to 9 feet tall. Plant sweet peas about a half-inch deep in compost ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — It would take far longer than the lifespan of our universe for a typing monkey to randomly produce Shakespeare, a new study ...

A team of ecologists at the University of Coimbra, Aarhus University and the University of Bristol has found that approximately one-third of plant ... of seed dispersals declines. Many plants ...

As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a race of superweeds?

The best time to plant grass seed is from mid- to late-spring and in early fall. Some grasses should be planted in early ...

The seeds will later be sorted and sown according to each plant’s growth cycle. Joe Pye weed is among the native plants growing ... if we want as much species diversity as possible.” ...