The formation of the stigmatic surface in Passiflora elegans (Passifloraceae)

Abstract The stigma surface is a complex multicellular structure where the development of the pollen tube begins. This development is necessary for sucess in fertilization and depends on recognition processes that involve the anatomy of the stigma. Passiflora is an economically important genus becau...

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Main Authors: Adriano Silvério, Jorge Ernesto de Araujo Mariath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602010000300569&lng=en&tlng=en