External application of gametophyte-specific ZmPMEI1 induces pollen tube burst in maize

Plant Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-266

  Woriedh, Mayada ^a   Wolf, Sebastian ^b   Márton, Mihaela L ^a   Hinze, Axel ^c   Gahrtz, Manfred ^a   Becker, Dirk ^c   Dresselhaus, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Center for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilization mechanisms; Gametophyte; Maize; Pectin; Pollen tube

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; POLLEN TUBE;

PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN TUBE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84882850750     PISSN: 21947953     EISSN: 21947961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-013-0221-z     Document Type: Article

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