The beginning of a seed: Regulatory mechanisms of double fertilization

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue SEP, 2014, Pages

  Bleckmann, Andrea ^a   Alter, Svenja ^b   Dresselhaus, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell fusion; Fertilization; Gamete interaction; Ovule; Pollen tube; Polyspermy; Signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908192702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00452     Document Type: Review

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