The secret toolkit of Mother of Thousands
Plant Science Research WeeklyKalenchoe plants, sometimes called “Mother of Thousands” are instantly recognizable by the abundance of little plantlets that form on their leaf margins. Kalenchoe daigremontiana is probably the most recognizable species, in which plantlet formation is constitutive, but other species in this genus…
How do plants attain totipotency? Reprogramming somatic cells into embryos
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants have an extraordinary ability to regenerate entire organs or even embryos from a single somatic cell, a phenomenon known as totipotency. Remarkably, differentiated cells can reacquire totipotency and form embryos through somatic embryogenesis, however molecular mechanisms behind this developmental…