Plants as sessile organisms have remarkable developmental plasticity ensuring heir
continuous adaptation to the environment. An extreme example is somatic embryogenesis …

The regulation of transposable elements (TEs) requires overlapping epigenetic
modifications that must be reinforced every cell division and generation. In plants, this is …

Fertilization in flowering plants requires the temporal and spatial coordination of many
developmental processes, including pollen production, anther dehiscence, ovule …

Arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) have long been considered to be implicated in several
steps of the reproductive process of flowering plants. Pollen tube growth along the pistil …

The plant life cycle alternates between a diploid sporophytic phase and haploid
gametophytic phase, with the latter giving rise to the gametes. Male gametophyte …

Imprinting occurs in the endosperm of flowering plants. The endosperm, a product of central
cell fertilization, is critical for embryo and seed development. Imprinting in the endosperm is …

The production of the sperm cells in angiosperms requires coordination of cell division and
cell differentiation. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the germline-specific MYB protein DUO1 …

Background In contrast to animals and lower plants such as mosses and ferns, sperm cells
of flowering plants (angiosperms) are immobile and require transportation to the female …

In plants, small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) mediate epigenetic silencing via the RNA-
directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway, which is particularly prominent during …

Plant reproductive development is a complex process with diploid and haploid phases,
including male and female organogenesis, meiosis, gametogenesis, pollination and …