| Literature DB >> 17837425 |
E Ottaviano, M Sari-Gorla, D L Mulcahy.
Abstract
Speed of pollen tube growth is positively correlated with the quality of the resultant sporophytic generation. Therefore, gametophytic competition may be an important adaptive mechanism. Furthermore, pollen tube growth rates may be used to predict the quality of F(1) crosses in crop species.Entities:
Year: 1980 PMID: 17837425 DOI: 10.1126/science.210.4468.437
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728