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Pollen Embryogenesis - The Stress Mediated Switch from Gametophytic to Sporophytic Development. Current Status and Future Prospects

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Biologia Plantarum

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Embryogenesis can be initiated directly from microspores or pollen grains. This is known as androgenesis and refers to the process of redirection of normal pollen development (gametophytic pathway) towards the embryo formation (sporophytic). This review mainly deals with the current knowledge of stress and developmental aspects of induction of androgenesis. The crucial role of stress inductive treatment together with changes in cell polarity are discussed in relation to other relevant biological systems. The intriguing speculations are made on the basis of these comparisons which may point out the direction of future investigations.

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Smýkal, P. Pollen Embryogenesis - The Stress Mediated Switch from Gametophytic to Sporophytic Development. Current Status and Future Prospects. Biologia Plantarum 43, 481–489 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002835330799

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