Female gametophyte development and double fertilization in Balsas teosinte, Zea mays subsp. parviglumis (Poaceae)

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-229

  Wu, Chi Chih ^a   Diggle, Pamela K ^a   Friedman, William E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balsas teosinte; Corn; Embryogenesis; Female gametophyte; Heterochrony; Maize

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOSPERM; FERTILIZATION; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MITOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GAMETOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOSPERM; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOGENESIS, PLANT; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MITOSIS; ZEA MAYS;

CARYOPSIS; POACEAE; POLYGONUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS; ZEA MAYS SUBSP. PARVIGLUMIS;

EID: 80051666243     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-011-0164-1     Document Type: Article

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