American Journal of Botany, Vol. 100, No. 3 (March 2013), pp. 628-632 (5 pages) Premise of the study: Nectar is the most common reward provided by animal-pollinated flowers. Diversity in position and ...

A recent study led by Bucknell University Professor Chris Martine, biology, the David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The structure of floral nectaries in some apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) and pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivars, either susceptible or ...

To make sure that flying pollinators come to flowers to pick up pollen, plants evolved special organs, the nectaries, to attract the animals. Scientists have now identified the sugar transporter that ...

Around 4,000 plant species from different parts of the world secrete nectar outside their flowers, such as on their stems or leaves, through secretory glands known as extrafloral nectaries. Unlike ...

Nectar, the high-energy 'honey' produced by flowers, might be a brilliant distraction technique to help protect a flower's reproductive parts, according to new research. Rather than merely providing a ...

Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend ...

Between rain showers one day this week, I went out into the front yard and snipped off the upper halves of several common milkweeds. But, I wasn't purposely destroying beneficial plants. This patch of ...

Nectar is the secret sauce for boosting biodiversity and increasing the number of beneficial interactions in the ecosystems around us. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant ...

Despite the obvious importance of nectar, the process by which plants manufacture and secrete it has remained a mystery. New research from a team led by Wolf Frommer, director of the Plant Biology ...