Maize pollen combined with boron improved haploid formation in certain genetic backgrounds. Germination trials showed a 40% success rate in soil. Imaging showed that many haploid embryos which ...

When pollen has moved from one flower to another ... The moment a seed starts to grow is called ‘Germination’. Some people plant seeds in pots or in gardens to germinate.

speed up germination (as well as plant growth). Does this match with your students’ findings? Students could then look at the fertilisation of plants, by placing pollen onto a stigma and ...