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Micropyle Formation

Micropyle Formation is a structural developmental process in plant embryology characterized by the localized retention of nucellar tissue at the apex of the ovule, which differentiates it from general integument growth by forming a discrete aperture for pollen tube entry.

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Two Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, MPK3 and MPK6, Are Required for Funicular Guidance of Pollen Tubes in Arabidopsis    

Yuefeng Guan, Jianping Lu, Juan Xu et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 2014 · 109 citations · Full text

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MAP18 Regulates the Direction of Pollen Tube Growth in <i>Arabidopsis</i> by Modulating F-Actin Organization  

Lei Zhu, Yan Zhang, Erfang Kang et al. · The Plant Cell · 2013 · 95 citations · Full text

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The Role of the Micropyle in the Pollination of Pinus

JR McWilliam · Botanical Gazette · 1958 · 75 citations

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An Embryological Analysis of Myrtales: Its Definition and Characteristics

Hiroshi Tobe, Peter H. Raven · Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden · 1983 · 73 citations · Full text

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Significance of preprophase bands of microtubules in the induction of microspore embryogenesis of Brassica napus

Daina H. Simmonds, Wilfred A. Keller · Planta · 1999 · 72 citations

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Authors

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  1. JN
    John N. Owens

    University of Victoria, Canada

    5 publications · 130 citations

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  2. KT
    Kazunori Takano

    University of the Ryukyus, Japan

    3 publications · 41 citations

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  3. HT
    Hiroshi Tobe

    Kyoto University, Japan

    2 publications · 91 citations

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  4. LH
    Liang Han-xing

    Kunming Institute of Botany, China

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  5. GD
    GL Davis

    United States Department of Veterans Affairs, United States

    2 publications · 28 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    78 citations

  2. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

  3. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  4. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  5. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

  6. Ruhr University Bochum

    Bochum, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

  7. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    458 citations

  8. South China Botanical Garden

    Guangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

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  1. Botanical Gazette

    7 publications · 283 citations

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  2. Journal of Parasitology

    6 publications · 133 citations

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  3. Canadian Journal of Botany

    6 publications · 127 citations

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  4. American Journal of Botany

    5 publications · 101 citations

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  5. Annals of Botany

    4 publications · 204 citations

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