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Pollen allergens

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Genetic control of self-incompatibility and reproductive development in flowering plants

Part of the book series: Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants ((CMBP,volume 2))

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Since the dawn of their evolution during the Cretaceous period, the flowering plants have accumulated a wealth of diversity of form and function in order to survive and reproduce in the great variety of growth conditions to which they are subjected. Reproduction is paramount to survival, and as such, has attracted a great deal of research interest. The pollen grain of a flowering plant is the male gametophyte which contains the sperm cells (male gametes). Upon landing on an appropriate stigma the pollen grain germinates to form a pollen tube, which delivers the sperm cells to the ovary where they effect fertilization. The fertilization event leads to seed set, thus ensuring survival of the species.

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Avjioglu, A., Hough, T., Singh, M., Knox, R.B. (1994). Pollen allergens. In: Williams, E.G., Clarke, A.E., Knox, R.B. (eds) Genetic control of self-incompatibility and reproductive development in flowering plants. Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1669-7_16

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