New insight on how an enzyme ensures the correct growth of pollen tubes in flowering plants has been published today in the open-access journal eLife. The study reveals an unexpected role of KATANIN ...

Rapid alkalinization factors (RALFs) are required for pollen tube germination and elongation, an essential process in plant fertilization. But their role in monocot plants remains unexplored.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Pollen grain polarity, aperture condition and pollen tube formation were examined in Ephedra americana, E. foliata, E. rupestris, E. distachya ...

New insight on how an enzyme ensures the correct growth of pollen tubes in flowering plants has just been published. New insight on how an enzyme ensures the correct growth of pollen tubes in ...

Double fertilization is a complex mechanism in flowering plants, wherein two sperm cells fuse with the embryo sac. To achieve this, pollens released from anthers must interact with the plant’s stigma, ...