Sporophytic control of pollen tube growth and guidance in grasses

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 631-634

  Lausser, Andreas ^a   Dresselhaus, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Maize; Pollen tube guidance; Self incompatibility; Transmitting tract; Tripsacum

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; GAMETOPHYTE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRASS; GRASS POLLEN; GROWTH RATE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT OVARY; POLLEN GERMINATION; POLLEN TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPOROPHYTE; STIGMA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOTION; FLOWER; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PAPAVERACEAE; POACEAE; SOLANACEAE; TRIPSACUM; ZEA MAYS;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; FLOWERS; GERM CELLS, PLANT; GERMINATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POACEAE; POLLEN TUBE;

EID: 77953273545     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0380631     Document Type: Review

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