How does BBM-mediated #parthenogenesis work? Understanding this process will help #PlantScience improve haploid #breeding efficiency. A new study by Liu et al. gets us one step closer. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13678
@wileyplantsci
#embryogenesis #apomixis #SexualReproduction #botany

Sperm-derived signal activates cell division of the female gamete If we could find a way to #propagate crop plants by #asexual reproduction through seeds – known as #apomixis – it would revolutionize #agriculture.
#Biology #Plants #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/bio02152401.html

Want to get to know our new professor Charles Underwood? We interviewed him about his plans at @Radboud_uni :
"I want to address fundamental questions in reproduction biology, as a foundation for generating new biotechnologies useful in crop breeding."
https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/news/interview-with-charles-underwood-new-professor-of-plant-genome-engineering

#plantgenome #genomeengineering #biotechnology #cropbiotechnology #reproductionbiology #biology #tomatoes #apomixis

#Rice #breeding breakthrough could feed billions.

#agriculture #apomixis #biotechnology #MiMe

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-rice-breakthrough-billions.html