A research team has created the first complete transcriptome atlas of soybean embryo development, offering unprecedented insights into how gene ...

The donation of a miniscule human embryo the size of a poppy seed has given scientists an extremely rare glimpse into an early stage of human development that has long been difficult to study, the ...

Morphological seed dormancy is caused by an underdeveloped embryo that must mature prior to germination. It has been suggested that the presence of an underdeveloped embryo is plesiomorphic among seed ...

The enigma of plant monozygotic polyembryony is that only one embryo in a polyembryonic seed usually survives while the others are eliminated at an early stage.

A plant’s seed leaves are thrilling indeed – a sign that you’ve successfully coaxed life from a dormant embryo.

Osmotic priming of maize seeds (Zea mays L. cv. Partap) using polyethylene glycol or potassium salts (K₂ HPO₄, KH₂ PO₄, KNO₃ and K₂ HPO₄ + KNO₃) resulted in accelerated germination at a chilling ...