The cell wall of kiwifruit pollen tubes is a target for chromium toxicity: Alterations to morphology, callose pattern and arabinogalactan protein distribution

Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-193

  Speranza, A ^a   Taddei, A R ^b   Gambellini, G ^b   Ovidi, E ^b   Scoccianti, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Arabinogalactan proteins; Cell wall; Immunolocalisation; Pollen tube growth; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEINS; CALLOSE; CELLULOSE; CHROMIUM; GLUCAN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MUCOPROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY; CHROMIUM; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GAMETOPHYTE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOMETER; POLLEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; TOXICITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VINE;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; KIWIFRUIT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN TUBE; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINIDIA; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; CHROMIUM; FLOWERS; GLUCANS; MUCOPROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN TUBE; POLYSACCHARIDES; REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 60349093919     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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