To make sure that flying pollinators come to flowers to pick up pollen, plants evolved special organs, the nectaries, to attract the animals. Scientists have now identified the sugar transporter that ...

Around 4,000 plant species from different parts of the world secrete nectar outside their flowers, such as on their stems or leaves, through secretory glands known as extrafloral nectaries. Unlike ...

Nectar biology has been studied for decades because nectar is the main carbohydrate reward for pollinators and an important mediator of plant ecological interactions. Previous research has already ...

Flowers get all the attention when it comes to providing nectar for pollinating insects, but Tino shows another, less well-known source of nectar. They’re called extra-floral nectaries - quite a ...

Stanford, CA— Evolution is based on diversity, and sexual reproduction is key to creating a diverse population that secures competitiveness in nature. Plants had to solve a problem: they needed to ...