Physiology is the branch of the biological sciences that deals with the life-supporting functions and processes of living organisms or their parts. The study of physiology aims to understand how ...

Cellular communication and heterogeneity of floret opening (FO) regulatory factors decipher the lodicule-mediated mechanism of FO in rice. This study reveals how plants balance growth with survival ...

Gametes are reproductive cells. Male gametes are called sperm. Female gametes are called ova. Fertilisation takes place in the oviduct when the nucleus of a sperm fuses with the nucleus of an ovum.