Plants are capable of producing seedless fruit through a process called parthenocarpy, and humans have long leveraged it in agriculture. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Growth of the mycoheterotrophic gametophytes of Sceptridium dissectum and Ophioglossum crotalophoroides stalls at a few cells after ...

The Non-GMO Project recently reassured its Twitter followers that seedless watermelon is not genetically modified. The only problem is that this delicious summer treat is a "GMO"—and it undermines the ...

Plant scientists at UC Davis and in Spain have figured out how to make the flavorful cherimoya and other fruits seedless. Mark Twain called it "the most delicious fruit known to man." But the ...

Japanese plant breeders developed the first seedless watermelons over fifty years ago. Understanding the process requires basic knowledge of genetics. Plant and animal cells have chromosomes, ...

ONE thing that has always fascinated me is the concept of food taboos. While those of other cultures can seem quirky and colourful to our minds, we can often forget that we have several of our own.

Seedless fruits are delicious, convenient… and completely unnatural. Seedless fruits are delicious, convenient… and completely unnatural. In this video, we explore the science, history, and hidden ...

Don’t like the seeds in tomatoes? You might be pleased to know that seedless ones have been created by gene editing. The technique will make it possible to make a much wider range of seedless fruits ...

What do you get when a Bates biology professor joins a paleobotanist, hydrologist, plant physiologist, and plant anatomist in a research project? You get the answer to a question that has long vexed ...

Seedless fruit feels like a UX win—no pips, no fuss, just vibes. But the biology behind that convenience is a paradox: fruit evolved to carry seeds, yet we’ve built whole supply chains around fruit ...