An osmotic model of the growing pollen tube.

An osmotic model of the growing pollen tube.

Pollen tube growth is central to the sexual reproduction of plants and is a longstanding model for cellular tip growth. For rapid tip growth, cell wall deposition and hardening must balance the rate of osmotic water uptake, and this involves the control of turgor pressure. Pressure contributes direc...

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Main Authors: Adrian E Hill, Bruria Shachar-Hill, Jeremy N Skepper, Janet Powell, Yair Shachar-Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3353927?pdf=render

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