In vitro pollination of maize (Zea mays L.) - Proof of double fertilization.

Isolated ovules from the maize homozygous recessive brown midrib (bm3) were in vitro pollinated by pollen carrying the dominant allele - and the purple embryo marker (PEM). The colour characters of the embryos and kernels corresponded to the results of control pollination and confirmed the process of double fertilization. The question whether the method is useful for obtaining haploids is discussed.