Simon Colmer / White mustard (Sinapis alba) seedlings illustrating phototropism (growing towards the light) England, UK

Stephen Dalton / Oak tree {Quercus sp} seedling, UK

Nick Upton / Arable field with young Maize / Sweetcorn seedlings (Zea mays) growing in neat parallel rows, Wiltshire, UK, late spring 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Seedling rainforest trees growing under awnings in nursery, part of the Sustainable Forest Project, Danum valley forest reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Gary K. Smith / Potting Tomato seedling {Solanum lycopersicum} 'Ailsa craig' variety, in greenhouse, UK, March

Juergen Freund / Mangrove seedling {Rhizophoraceae} underwater, Indo-Pacific

Konrad Wothe / Tree sapling breaking through asphalt, Pantanal, Brazil

Jim Brandenburg / Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) seedling sprouting after fire, Minnesota

Nigel Cattlin / Wheat (Triticum aestivum) seeds germinating with development of roots and shoots, above and below ground.

Nigel Cattlin / Wheat (Triticum aestivum) seeds germinating with development of roots and coleoptile covering of shoots. Image above and below ground.

Nigel Cattlin / Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seedlings grown in light on left and without light on right, etiolated chlorotic and weak.

Nigel Cattlin / Germinating Broad bean (Vicia faba) with severe Slug (Gastropoda) damage to seed. Berkshire, England, UK. May.