Pollination triggers female gametophyte development in immature Nicotiana tabacum flowers

Pollination triggers female gametophyte development in immature Nicotiana tabacum flowers

In Nicotiana tabacum, female gametophytes are not fully developed at anthesis, but flower buds pollinated 12 h before anthesis produce mature embryo sacs. We investigated several pollination-associated parameters in N. tabacum flower buds to determine the developmental timing of important events in...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Brito, Lígia T. Bertolino, Viviani eCossalter, Andrea C. Quiapim, Henrique C. DePaoli, Gustavo Henrique Goldman, Simone P. Teixeira, Maria Helena S. Goldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Pollen tube growth
stigma receptivity
Fruit weight
Female gametophyte development
Seed germination capacity
pollination signal
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00561/full

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