Syngenta Biotechnology China-led research, with partners in the U.S., France, the UK, Chile, the Netherlands, Argentina, and across China, has discovered that sunflowers can form viable haploid seeds ...

Inside the seed is something called an embryo, a tiny little plant surrounded by stuff that feeds it. This is called the endosperm. The outside of the seed has a coat which surrounds the embryo to ...

Currently flying under the radar is a 'grain' related to quinoa - amaranth, often cited as one of the healthiest grains. Rich ...

c) A seed after fertilization. After fertilization, the egg cell and central cell develop into the embryo and the endosperm, respectively. Simultaneously, the ovule develops a seed coat.