Seed fertilization, development, and germination in Hydatellaceae (Nymphaeales): Implications for endosperm evolution in early angiosperms

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1581-1593

  Rudall, Paula J ^a   Eldridge, Tilly ^a   Tratt, Julia ^a   Ramsay, Margaret M ^a   Tuckett, Renee E ^b   Smith, Selena Y ^c,e   Collinson, Margaret E ^c   Remizowa, Margarita V ^d   Sokoloff, Dmitry D ^d  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm evolution; Embryo; Endosperm; Hydatellaceae; Seed development; Synchrotron; Trithuria; Waterlilies

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; DIVERGENCE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GERMINATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; ONTOGENY; SEED; SEED DISPERSAL; TRAJECTORY;

AMBORELLA; HYDATELLACEAE; ILLICIUM; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHAEALES; PIPERACEAE; SAURURACEAE; TRITHURIA;

EID: 70349656981     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900033     Document Type: Article

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