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Bala M, Rehana S, Singh MP. Self-incompatibility: a targeted, unexplored pre-fertilization barrier in flower crops of Asteraceae. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2023; 136:587-612. [PMID: 37452973 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-023-01480-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Asteraceae (synonym as Compositae) is one of the largest angiosperm families among flowering plants comprising one-tenth of all agri-horticultural species grown across various habitats except in Antarctica. These are commercially utilized as cut and loose flowers as well as pot and bedding plants in landscape gardens due to their unique floral traits. Consequently, ineffective seed setting and presence of an intraspecific reproductive barrier known as self-incompatibility (SI) severely reduces the effectiveness of hybridization and self-fertilization by traditional crossing. There have been very few detailed studies of pollen-stigma interactions in this family. Moreover, about 63% of Aster species can barely self-fertilize due to self-incompatibility (SI). The chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium) is one of the most economically important ornamental plants in the Asteraceae family which hugely shows incompatibility. Reasons for the low fertility and reproductive capacity of species are still indefinite or not clear. Hence, the temporal pattern of inheritance of self-incompatibility and its effect on reproductive biology needs to be investigated further to improve the breeding efficiency. This review highlights the self-incompatible (SI) system operating in important Astraceous (ornamental) crops which are adversely affected by this mechanism along with different physiological and molecular techniques involved in breaking down self-incompatibility.
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- Madhu Bala
- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141 004, India.
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- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141 004, India
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- Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141 004, India
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Tang M, Xue W, Li X, Wang L, Wang M, Wang W, Yin X, Chen B, Qu X, Li J, Wu Y, Gao X, Wei X, Bu F, Zhang L, Sui Z, Ding B, Wang Y, Zhang Q, Li Y, Zhang Y. Mitotically heritable epigenetic modifications of CmMYB6 control anthocyanin biosynthesis in chrysanthemum. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 236:1075-1088. [PMID: 35842781 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Flower color, which is determined by various chemical pigments, is a vital trait for ornamental plants, in which anthocyanin is a major component. However, the epigenetic regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis remains poorly understood. During chrysanthemum cultivation, we found a heterochromatic chrysanthemum accession (YP) whose progeny generated by asexual reproduction contained both yellow-flowered (YP-Y) and pink-flowered (YP-P) plants. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the epigenetic mechanisms of different flower colors in the YP plant progeny. Metabolome and transcriptome analyses revealed that the difference in flower color between YP-Y and YP-P was caused by expression variation of the anthocyanin biosynthesis gene CmMYB6. Bisulfite sequencing revealed that methylation at the CmMYB6 promoter, especially in the CHH context, was higher in YP-Y than YP-P. After demethylation of the CmMYB6 promoter using the dCas9-TET1cd system, the flower color returned from yellow to pink. Furthermore, the methylation status of the CmMYB6 promoter was higher in YP-Y over three consecutive generations, indicating that this methylation status was heritable mitotically. Finally, investigation of other chrysanthemum cultivars showed that the methylation of CmMYB6 decreased gradually with the increase in anthocyanin content. These results lay an epigenetic foundation for the improvement of flower color in horticultural plants.
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- Mingwei Tang
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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Xu S, Hou H, Wu Z, Zhao J, Zhang F, Teng R, Chen F, Teng N. Chrysanthemum embryo development is negatively affected by a novel ERF transcription factor, CmERF12. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:197-212. [PMID: 34453430 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Embryo abortion often occurs during distant hybridization events. Apetala 2/ethylene-responsive factor (AP2/ERF) proteins are key transcription factor (TF) regulators of plant development and stress resistance, but their roles in hybrid embryo development are poorly understood. In this study, we isolated a novel AP2/ERF TF, CmERF12, from chrysanthemum and show that it adversely affects embryo development during distant hybridization. Transcriptome and real-time quantitative PCR demonstrate that CmERF12 is expressed at significantly higher levels in aborted ovaries compared with normal ones. CmERF12 localizes to the cell nucleus and contains a conserved EAR motif that mediates its transcription repressor function in yeast and plant cells. We generated artificial microRNA (amiR) CmERF12 transgenic lines of Chrysanthemum morifolium var. 'Yuhualuoying' and conducted distant hybridization with the wild-type tetraploid, Chrysanthemum nankingense, and found that CmERF12-knock down significantly promoted embryo development and increased the seed-setting rates during hybridization. The expression of various genes related to embryo development was up-regulated in developing ovaries from the cross between female amiR-CmERF12 C. morifolium var. 'Yuhualuoying'× male C. nankingense. Furthermore, CmERF12 directly interacted with CmSUF4, which is known to affect flower development and embryogenesis, and significantly reduced its ability to activate its target gene CmEC1 (EGG CELL1). Our study provides a novel method to overcome barriers to distant hybridization in plants and reveals the mechanism by which CmERF12 negatively affects chrysanthemum embryo development.
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- Sujuan Xu
- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Nanjing Agricultural University-Nanjing Oriole Island Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Graduate Workstation/Nanjing Agricultural University, Baguazhou Modern Horticultural Industry Science and Technology Innovation Center, Nanjing 210043, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Nanjing Agricultural University-Nanjing Oriole Island Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Graduate Workstation/Nanjing Agricultural University, Baguazhou Modern Horticultural Industry Science and Technology Innovation Center, Nanjing 210043, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Nanjing Agricultural University-Nanjing Oriole Island Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Graduate Workstation/Nanjing Agricultural University, Baguazhou Modern Horticultural Industry Science and Technology Innovation Center, Nanjing 210043, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Nanjing Agricultural University-Nanjing Oriole Island Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Graduate Workstation/Nanjing Agricultural University, Baguazhou Modern Horticultural Industry Science and Technology Innovation Center, Nanjing 210043, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Landscaping Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Nanjing Agricultural University-Nanjing Oriole Island Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Graduate Workstation/Nanjing Agricultural University, Baguazhou Modern Horticultural Industry Science and Technology Innovation Center, Nanjing 210043, China
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Phenotypic Characterization and RT-qPCR Analysis of Flower Development in F 1 Transgenics of Chrysanthemum × grandiflorum. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10081681. [PMID: 34451726 PMCID: PMC8398712 DOI: 10.3390/plants10081681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gene silencing is the epigenetic regulation of any gene in order to prevent gene expression at the transcription or translation levels. Among various gene silencing techniques, RNA silencing (RNAi) is notable gene regulation technique that involves sequence-specific targeting and RNA degradation. However, the effectiveness of transgene-induced RNAi in F1 generation of chrysanthemum has not been studied yet. In the current study, we used RNAi-constructed CmTFL1 (white-flowered) and CmSVP overexpressed (yellow flowered) transgenic plants of previously conducted two studies for our experiment. Cross hybridization was performed between these intergeneric transgenic and non-transgenic plants of the winter-growing chrysanthemum selection "37" (light pink flowered). The transgene CmSVP was confirmed in F1 hybrids by RT-PCR analysis, whereas hybrids of CmTFL1 parental plants were non-transgenic. Besides this, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) was used to explain the molecular mechanism of flower development using reference genes. Intergeneric and interspecific hybrids produced different colored flowers unlike their respective parents. These results suggest that generic traits of CmSVP overexpressed plants can be transferred into F1 generations when crossed with mutant plants. This study will aid in understanding the breeding phenomenon among intergeneric hybrids of chrysanthemum plants at an in vivo level, and such transgenics will also be more suitable for sustainable flower yield under a low-light production system.
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Nakano M, Taniguchi K, Masuda Y, Kozuka T, Aruga Y, Han J, Motohara K, Nakata M, Sumitomo K, Hisamatsu T, Nakano Y, Yagi M, Hirakawa H, Isobe SN, Shirasawa K, Nagashima Y, Na H, Chen L, Liang G, Chen R, Kusaba M. A pure line derived from a self-compatible Chrysanthemum seticuspe mutant as a model strain in the genus Chrysanthemum. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 287:110174. [PMID: 31481216 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Asteraceae is the largest family of angiosperms, comprising approximately 24,000 species. Molecular genetic studies of Asteraceae are essential for understanding plant diversity. Chrysanthemum morifolium is the most industrially important ornamental species in Asteraceae. Most cultivars of C. morifolium are autohexaploid and self-incompatible. These properties are major obstacles to the genetic analysis and modern breeding of C. morifolium. Furthermore, high genome heterogeneity complicates molecular biological analyses. In this study, we developed a model strain in the genus Chrysanthemum. C. seticuspe is a diploid species with a similar flowering property and morphology to C. morifolium and can be subjected to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. We isolated a natural self-compatible mutant of C. seticuspe and established a pure line through repeated selfing and selection. The resultant strain, named Gojo-0, was favorable for genetic analyses, including isolation of natural and induced mutants, and facilitated molecular biological analysis, including whole genome sequencing, owing to the simplicity and homogeneity of its genome. Interspecific hybridization with Chrysanthemum species was possible, enabling molecular genetic analysis of natural interspecific variations. The accumulation of research results and resources using Gojo-0 as a platform is expected to promote molecular genetic studies on the genus Chrysanthemum and the genetic improvement of chrysanthemum cultivars.
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- Michiharu Nakano
- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Botanic Gardens of Toyama, Kamikutsuwada 42, Fuchu-machi, Toyama, 939-2713, Japan
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- Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Sciences, NARO, 2-1 Fujimoto, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0852, Japan
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- Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Sciences, NARO, 2-1 Fujimoto, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0852, Japan
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- Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Sciences, NARO, 2-1 Fujimoto, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0852, Japan
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- Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Sciences, NARO, 2-1 Fujimoto, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0852, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusa-kamatari, Kisarazu, 292-0818, Japan
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Graduate school of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-3, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan.
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Cai G, Del Duca S. Pollen Tube and Plant Reproduction. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20030531. [PMID: 30691221 PMCID: PMC6387144 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The pollen tube was a fundamental step forward in the evolution of terrestrial plants; in fact, it allowed plants to liberate themselves from water demand during reproduction [...].
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- Giampiero Cai
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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