Ovule and seed development in Eucalyptus woodwardii were observed from anthesis to capsule maturity by bright-field, fluorescence, and scanning electron microscopy following self-, cross-, and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The study was conducted to identify the self-incompatibility mechanism in Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus. Controlled self-and ...

A gradient (red) in the concentration of the plant hormone auxin determines that only one of the eight nuclei in a plant's embryo sac will become an egg. (The blue island in the image is a cell ...

Rice has long been a staple food for more than half the global population. The United Nations even declared 2004 the International Year of Rice to raise awareness and encourage action to protect and ...

Seedlessness is an economically valuable trait, with over 85% of cultivated seedless grapes belonging to the pseudo-parthenocarpic type, where embryo growth aborts mid-development. Embryo rescue ...