Pollen Tube Growth Rates in Zea mays : Implications for Genetic Improvement of Crops
- 24 October 1980
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 210 (4468), 437-438
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.210.4468.437
Abstract
Speed of pollen tube growth is positively correlated with the quality of the resultant sporophytic generation. Therefore, gametophytic competition may be an important adaptive mechanism. Furthermore, pollen tube growth rates may be used to predict the quality of F1 crosses in crop species.Keywords
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