Premium
FORMATION OF “INSTANT POLLEN TUBES”
Author(s) -
Linskens H. F.,
Mulleneers J. M. L.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1967.tb00102.x
Subject(s) - pollen , sulfuric acid , instant , pollen tube , chemistry , botany , biophysics , chemical engineering , biochemistry , biology , inorganic chemistry , food science , pollination , engineering
SUMMARY After a pretreatment in water, aperturate pollen grains can be led to formation of “Instant Pollen Tubes” (IPoT) by treatment with strong inorganic acids, such as sulfuric acid. This IPoT formation is a pseudogermination dependent on the living state of pollen and a distinct period of swelling and enzyme activation. Conditions of pretreatment and acid treatment are investigated. IPoT formation seems to be a suitable object for further investigation of the molecular structure of the intine and the dependence of pollen tube formation on initiation of enzyme activation.