Open AccessProgrammed cell death promotes male sterility in the functional dioecious Opuntia stenopetala (Cactaceae)
Author(s) -
Lluvia FloresRentería,
Gregorio OrozcoArroyo,
Felipe CruzGarcía,
Florencia García-Campusano,
Isabel LópezAlfaro,
Sonia VázquezSantana
Publication year - 2013
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/mct141
Subject(s) - biology , sterility , botany
The sexual separation in dioecious species has interested biologists for decades; however, the cellular mechanism leading to unisexuality has been poorly understood. In this study, the cellular changes that lead to male sterility in the functionally dioecious cactus, Opuntia stenopetala, are described.
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