Callose plug deposition patterns vary in pollen tubes of <it>Arabidopsis thaliana</it> ecotypes and tomato species

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pollen grain contains the male gametophyte that extends a pollen tube that grows through female tissues in order to deliver sperm to the embryo sac for double fertilization. Growing pollen tubes form periodic callose plugs that a...

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Main Authors: Qin Peng, Ting Dylan, Shieh Andrew, McCormick Sheila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/178