Molecular Control of Male Reproductive Development and Pollen Fertility Rice

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 967-978

  Guo, Jing Xin ^a   Liu, Yao Guang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anther development; Cytoplasmic male sterility; Hybrid sterility; Male fertility; Meiosis; Rice

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM; FERTILITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; RICE; STERILITY;

GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RICE;

ORYZA SATIVA; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84870945261     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01172.x     Document Type: Review

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