Water status and associated processes mark critical stages in pollen development and functioning

Annals of Botany

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1201-1213

  Firon, Nurit ^a   Nepi, Massimo ^b   Pacini, Ettore ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

angiosperm pollen; dehydration; Pollen; pollination; rehydration; water status

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVAPORATION; GAMETOPHYTE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REHYDRATION; TRANSLOCATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER STRESS;

GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLLEN; REVIEW;

POLLEN; WATER;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84861639817     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs070     Document Type: Review

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