Symmetric pollen mitosis I and suppression of pollen mitosis II prevent pollen development in Brachiaria jubata (gramineae)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1603-1608

  Risso Pascotto, C ^a   Pagliarini, M S ^a   Valle, C B ^b   Jank, L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachiaria jubata; Male sterility; Microgametogenesis; Pollen mitosis; Sperm cell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIARIA; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CYTOKINESIS; FLOWER; GRASS POLLEN; MEIOSIS; MICROSPORE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT REPRODUCTION; POLLEN DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE BREEDING;

BOS TAURUS; BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA JUBATA; POACEAE;

EID: 27944441745     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005001100006     Document Type: Article

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