Many plants that bear hidden or recessed floral nectar experience nectar robbing, the removal of nectar by a floral visitor through holes pierced in the corolla. Although robbing can reduce plant repr
The invention relates to a plant cell comprising a DNA molecule including at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence coding for a pre-protein of a pectate lyase selected from among Amb a 1, the alp
Contrasting flower color patterns that putatively attract or direct pollinators towards a reward are common among angiosperms. In the deceptive orchid Anacamptis morio, the lower petal, which makes up
The EcoTrends project was established in 2004 by Dr. Debra Peters (Jornada Basin LTER, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range) and Dr. Ariel Lugo (Luquillo LTER, USDA-FS Luquillo Experimental Forest)