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Morphology, Development, and Systematic Relevance of Pollen and Spores pp 39–51Cite as

The pollen surface in wind-pollination with emphasis on the Compositae

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Theoretical calculations and experimental observations indicate that the surface sculpture of pollen has a slight influence on pollen flight dynamics in wind-pollinated angiosperms. Sculpture is also important as it influences pollen clumping. Variations in ultrastructure that affect pollen density will change flight parameters. Wodehouse’s hypothesis that the smoothness of the pollen surface in anemophilous plants results from an overall thinning of the exine is not supported by measurements of the exine in the Compositae or for angiosperms as a whole.

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Bolick, M.R. (1990). The pollen surface in wind-pollination with emphasis on the Compositae . In: Hesse, M., Ehrendorfer, F. (eds) Morphology, Development, and Systematic Relevance of Pollen and Spores. Plant Systematics and Evolution, vol 5. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9079-1_4

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