Programmed cell death in kiwifruit stigmatic arms and its relationship to the effective pollination period and the progamic phase
Author(s) -
Yolanda Ferradás,
Marián López,
Manuel Rey,
María Victoria González
Publication year - 2014
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/mcu073
Subject(s) - biology , anthesis , dna fragmentation , botany , stamen , actinidia chinensis , dapi , pollination , ovule , pollen tube , microbiology and biotechnology , programmed cell death , pollen , staining , apoptosis , genetics , cultivar
Kiwifruit is a crop with a highly successful reproductive performance, which is impaired by the short effective pollination period of female flowers. This study investigates whether the degenerative processes observed in both pollinated and non-pollinated flowers after anthesis may be considered to be programmed cell death (PCD).
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