Plants offer fruit to insects to disperse dust-like seeds, botanist discovers

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Aug 7, 2024, 11:00 am122 pts
Fruit exist to invite animals to disperse the swallowed seeds. A Kobe University research team found that plants targeting insects rather than birds or mammals for this service are more common than previously thought. These plants produce dust-like seeds and fruit suitable for minute, ground-dwelling animals.

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