Explosive seed dispersal

Curr Biol. 2024 Oct 21;34(20):R970-R972. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.050.

Authors

Aurélia Emonet¹, Angela Hay²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany.
² Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: hay@mpipz.mpg.de.

PMID: 39437737
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.050

Abstract

Emonet and Hay describe how plants actively disperse seeds using exploding fruit.

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MeSH terms

Fruit
Seed Dispersal*
Seeds* / growth & development
Seeds* / physiology