Open AccessCell cycle arrest characterizes the transition from a bisexual floral bud to a unisexual flower in Phoenix dactylifera
Author(s) -
Abdourahman Daher,
Hélène Adam,
Nathalie Chabrillange,
Myriam Collin,
Nabil Mohamed,
James W. Tregear,
Frédérique AberlencBertossi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcq103
Subject(s) - biology , gynoecium , stamen , ovule , botany , inflorescence , bud , cell division , pollen , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , cell
Phoenix dactylifera (date palm) is a dioecious species displaying strong dimorphism between pistillate and staminate flowers. The mechanisms involved in the development of unisexual flowers are as yet unknown.
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