Open AccessGametogenesis and pollination processes in Ornithopus pinnatus (Mili.) Druce in reference to flower bud development
Author(s) -
Wanda Wojciechowska
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1975.018
Subject(s) - microspore , biology , stamen , pollen , emasculation , pollination , gametogenesis , botany , embryo , germination , bud , embryo rescue , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology
It was found, that in Ornithopus pinnatus the development of microspores and pollen grains is not simultaneous in the two stamen whorls and it precedes the development of the embryo sacs. The pollen grains attain the highest germination capacity before the bud is open, when the embryo sacs arę mature