Flower opening and closure are traits of a reproductive syndrome, as it allows pollen
removal and/or pollination. Various types of opening can be distinguished such as nocturnal …

Background Turgor pressure is an essential feature of plants; however, whereas its
physiological importance is unequivocally recognized, its relevance to development is often …

Despite the common use of the blooming metaphor, its floral inspiration remains poorly
understood. Here we study the physical process of blooming in the asiatic lily Lilium …

This review is an update of a 2003 review (Journal of Experimental Botany 54, 1801–1812)
by the same corresponding author. Many examples of flower opening have been recorded …

Flowers are key organs in many ornamental plants, and various phases of flower
development impact their economic value. The final stage of petal development is …

Jasmonates are important phytohormones regulating reproductive development. We used
two recessive rice Tos17 alleles of OsJAR1, osjar1-2 and osjar1-3, to study the biological …

Background Flowers open at sunrise and close at sunset, establishing a circadian floral
movement rhythm to facilitate pollination as part of reproduction. By the coordination of …

Enlargement of the floral nectary gland of ornamental tobacco during its development is
accompanied by a major accumulation of starch granules in nectary amyloplasts …

Petal color change in morning glory Ipomoea tricolor cv. Heavenly Blue, from red to blue,
during the ower-opening period is due to an unusual increase in vacuolar pH (pHv) from 6.6 …

Structural hierarchy and heterogeneity are inherent features in biological materials, but their
significance in affecting the system behaviors is yet to be fully understood. In Sec. I, this …