Month: September 2022

REFLECT A MOMENT. “The germination of seeds is a magical event, in which a pinch of dust-like material may give rise to all the power and the beauty of the growing plant.” https://lnkd.in/d2V6VgJ View in LinkedIn

Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/06/plastic-fibres-found-tap-water-around-world-study-reveals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other View in LinkedIn

SEEDS. “The seed is the product of the fertilized ovule, which in gymnosperms is naked, being borne on the surface of the scales that comprise the cone, whereas in the angiosperms the seed is formed within an ovary. In time the seed will normally become separated from the parent and eventually may germinate to give a new individual.” https://lnkd.in/d2V6VgJ View in LinkedIn

ASEXUAL SEEDS. "Angiosperms possess two distinct forms of asexual reproduction—vegetative reproduction and apomixis (asexually produced seed)—as well as diverse pollination and mating systems." http://www.pnas.org/content/112/29/8859.full View in LinkedIn

NO MEIOSIS. "Apomictic plants reproduce asexually through seeds by avoiding both meiosis and fertilization. While apomixis is genetically controlled, individual loci contributing to its expression have yet to be identified." https://lnkd.in/dYVvXf4 View in LinkedIn

"VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION is more commonly represented than apomixis among angiosperm lineages, and it has been estimated that ∼80% possess some means of reproducing in this manner." http://www.pnas.org/content/112/29/8859.full View in LinkedIn

"VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION is more commonly represented than apomixis among angiosperm lineages, and it has been estimated that ∼80% possess some means of reproducing in this manner." http://www.pnas.org/content/112/29/8859.full View in LinkedIn

UNIFORM PROGENY. "Apomixis leads to the formation of genetically uniform populations and these can persist over many seedling generations. This makes it a potentially attractive trait for agriculture as its introduction into crops would significantly increase the rate of breeding gain for seed-propagated crops and it would simplify the production of hybrid populations for commercial use." http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4939-2389-2_7 View in LinkedIn

BREEDING REVOLUTION. "Plant Breeding: Surprisingly, Less Sex Is Better. A new study demonstrates that traits can be stably transferred between generations in newly produced apomictic lines, and heralds a breeding revolution needed to increase food production for the growing planet." https://lnkd.in/d_SK6ee View in LinkedIn

HOLY GRAIL. "Apomixis Allows the Transgenerational Fixation of Phenotypes in Hybrid Plants. The introduction of apomixis—asexual reproduction through seeds—into crop plants is considered the holy grail of agriculture, as it would provide a mechanism to maintain agriculturally important phenotypes." https://lnkd.in/dEzaftg View in LinkedIn