Hypergravity prevents seed production in Arabidopsis by disrupting pollen tube growth

Planta

Volumn 230, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 863-870

  Musgrave, Mary E ^a   Kuang, Anxiu ^b   Allen, Joan ^a   van Loon, Jack J W A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Gravity; Hypergravity; Pollination; Reproduction; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; FLOWER; GERMINATION; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN TUBE; POLLINATION; TURNIP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRASSICA RAPA; FLOWERS; GERMINATION; HYPERGRAVITY; POLLEN TUBE; POLLINATION; SEEDS;

EID: 73949092195     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-009-0992-5     Document Type: Article

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