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Microscopic Analysis of Ovule Development in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Plant Organogenesis

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 959))

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Ovules are the major female reproductive organs in higher plants. In addition, ovules of Arabidopsis thaliana are successfully used as model system to study plant organogenesis. Here we describe two microscopic techniques to analyze Arabidopsis ovule development from the organ to the cellular level in a rapid and reproducible fashion. Both methods are of great value when comparing the morphology of wild-type and mutant ovule development.

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Acknowledgments

Our work is currently supported by grants SCHN 723/1-3, SCHN 723/3-2, and SCHN 723/6-1 from the German Research Council (DFG) to KS.

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  1. Entwicklungsbiologie der Pflanzen, Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany

    Balaji Enugutti, Maxi Oelschner & Kay Schneitz

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  1. Balaji Enugutti
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Correspondence to Kay Schneitz .

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  1. School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom

    Ive De Smet

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Enugutti, B., Oelschner, M., Schneitz, K. (2013). Microscopic Analysis of Ovule Development in Arabidopsis thaliana . In: De Smet, I. (eds) Plant Organogenesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 959. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-221-6_7

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