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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1743-9 |