Molecular embryology of flowering plants

Abstract

Preface List of abbreviations List of DNA clones, genes, protein products and mutants 1. Reproductive biology of angiosperms - retrospects and prospect Part I. Gametogenesis: 2. Anther developmental biology 3. Pollen development and maturation 4. Gene expression during pollen development 5. Pollen abortion and male sterility 6. Megasporogenesis and megagametogenesis Part II. Pollination and Fertilization: 7. Stigma, style and pollen-pistil interactions 8. Invitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth 9. Developmental biology of incompatibility 10. Molecular biology of self-incompatibility 11. Fertilization - the beginning of sporophytic growth Part III. Zygotic Embryogenesis: 12. Developmental biology of the endosperm 13. Embryogenesis and physiology of growth of embryos 14. Genetic and molecular aspects of embryogenesis 15. Storage protein synthesis in developing embryos Part IV. Adventive Embryogenesis: 16. Somatic embryogenesis 17. Embryonic development of pollen grains 18. Genetic transformation of embryos References Index.