Ethylene synthesis and auxin augmentation in pistil tissues are important for egg cell differentiation after pollination in maize

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1396-1405

  Mól, Rafał ^a   Filek, Maria ^b   Machačkova, Ivana ^c   Matthys Rochon, Elisabeth ^d  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b THE FRANCISZEK GÓRSKI INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Egg cell maturation; Growth regulators; Maize; Pollination; Stigma to ovary signalling; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

SPERMATOPHYTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 9244220189     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch167     Document Type: Article

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