Anther and Pollen: From Biology to Biotechnology

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Types of pollen dispersal units and pollen competition....Pages 1-11
What may be the significance of polysiphony in Lavatera arborea ?....Pages 13-20
Sexual dimorphism and stamen development in the dioecious white campion....Pages 21-30
Polyamines as markers in sexual reproduction of kiwifruit....Pages 31-43
Protein targeting by ubiquitin during anther and pollen development in male and female flowers of kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa )....Pages 45-53
Mechanisms of Angiosperm anther dehiscence, a historical review....Pages 55-67
Anther carbohydrates during in vivo and in vitro pollen development....Pages 69-90
Expression of oleosin genes in the olive ( Olea europaea L) anther....Pages 91-99
Possible mechanisms of the “447” Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Vicia faba , an unconventional CMS associated with a double-stranded RNA replicon....Pages 101-112
The location of the pollen-specific NTP303 protein....Pages 113-118
The special callose wall: a new insight....Pages 119-127
Characterization of P26, a putative PLIM-1 partner in the pollen grain of Helianthus annuus ....Pages 129-137
Functional studies of PLIM-1, a pollen-specific protein....Pages 139-148
Pollen coat signals and ovule penetration in Gasteria verrucosa (Mill.) H. Duval....Pages 149-159
Pollen tubes: cellular organization and control of growth....Pages 161-174
In vitro selection for heat-tolerance in Lilies....Pages 175-182
Monitoring sporophytic development of individual microspores of barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.)....Pages 183-190
Effects of ABA during the pretreatment of barley anthers on androgenesis of Hordeum vulgare L. cultivars Igri and Digger....Pages 191-200
Programmed cell death during androgenesis in Hordeum vulgare L.....Pages 201-210
Androgenesis and albinism in Poaceae: influence of genotype and carbohydrates....Pages 211-228
Green and albino plant regeneration in anther culture of alloplasmic wheat lines....Pages 229-236
Assessment of green regenerants from rye and triticale anther cultures....Pages 237-245
Development and use of microspore culture applied to vegetable Brassica oleracea breeding....Pages 247-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-263