Stefano Bencivenga

The paper shows that expressing VuBBML1 in both egg and central cells of cowpea, along with central cell fertilization, enables parthenogenesis and viable haploid seed formation.

This study uses 3D live imaging in Arabidopsis to show that pollen tubes invade synergid cells by forming a peritubular membrane, with calcium signaling playing a key role in this process.

This study shows that MEA, a Polycomb group protein in Arabidopsis, is essential for embryonic patterning and cell lineage determination, independent of endosperm function.