A chemical screen identifies two novel small compounds that alter Arabidopsis thaliana pollen tube growth

Abstract Background During sexual reproduction, pollen grains land on the stigma, rehydrate and produce pollen tubes that grow through the female transmitting-tract tissue allowing the delivery of the two sperm cells to the ovule and the production of healthy seeds. Because pollen tubes are single c...

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Main Authors: Ferdousse Laggoun, Flavien Dardelle, Jérémy Dehors, Denis Falconet, Azeddine Driouich, Christophe Rochais, Patrick Dallemagne, Arnaud Lehner, Jean-Claude Mollet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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ROS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1743-9