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A sunflower field in full bloom with a honeybee on the nearest flower head, maize tassels shedding pollen at the field edge (illustration)

Crop Floral Biology and Environments

A sunflower field in full bloom with a honeybee on the nearest flower head, maize tassels shedding pollen at the field edge (illustration)

The Crop Floral Biology and Environments research team is focused on understanding how changing environments affect floral development, anthesis (flowering from bud opening to pollination) and pollination in economically important crops such as maize and sunflower. The multidisciplinary projects draw together aspects of climatology, plant physiology, plant molecular biology and ecology to holistically address these questions.

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