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Maize csmd1 exhibits pre-meiotic somatic and post-meiotic microspore and somatic defects but sustains anther growth.
Sexual plant reproduction - 1 Dec 2011
Wang Dongxue, Skibbe David S, Walbot Virginia
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Maize male reproductive development is complex and lengthy, and anther formation and pollen maturation are precisely and spatiotemporally regulated. Here, we document that callose, somatic, and microspore defect 1 (csmd1), a new male-sterile mutant, has both pre-meiotic somatic and post-meiotic gametophyte and somatic defects. Chromosome behavior and cell developmental events were monitored by nuclear staining...
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