The effects of abscisic acid (ABA) and its interaction with gibberellic acid (GA), indoleacetic acid (IAA) and kinetin on the germination of spores and growth of protonemata of the fern, Mohria ...

Botonists reveals that the unique timing of spore dispersal in the sensitive fern, known as Onoclea sensibilis, is determined by a structural mechanism of humidity-driven movement in spore bearing ...

Those rows of orange cluster under a fern leaf are spores waiting to be catapulted away. Look at the underside of a fern leaf. Those rows of orange clusters aren’t tiny insects; they’re spores waiting ...

Oogenesis of Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. is studied using and cytochemical techniques. The early development of the archegonia of L. japonicum is similar to those of the core-leptosporangiate ...

Q: I received a potted fern as a gift from a friend, and it has done well in my home for over a year. But now it has what looks like a fungus on the bottom side of the leaves. Is there anything I can ...

The list of winners for this year’s Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition has finally been released, and the contest’s talented photographers once again wow viewers with fantastical images of ...

The sensitive fern – named due to its sensitivity to drought and frost – is a widespread species found throughout eastern North America and eastern Asia. It is a dimorphic plant because it has two ...