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The complex process of sexual reproduction in higher plants involves a large number of specialized cell types, and many of these cells have distinctive cell walls. In this chapter, we follow the reproductive process from the formation of pollen grains through to the formation of seeds, highlighting the roles of specialized walls in these events.
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Brett, C., Waldron, K. (1990). The cell wall and reproduction. In: Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Cell Walls. Topics in Plant Physiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9641-6_7
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