Article
PMRD: a curated database for genes and mutants involved in plant male reproduction.
BMC plant biology - 15 Nov 2012
Cui Xiao, Wang Qiudao, Yin Wenzhe, Xu Huayong, Wilson Zoe A, Wei Chaochun, Pan Shenyuan, Zhang Dabing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Male reproduction is an essential biological event in the plant life cycle separating the diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations, which involves expression of approximately 20,000 genes. The control of male reproduction is also of economic importance for plant breeding and hybrid seed production. With the advent of forward and reverse genetics and genomic technologies, a large number...
Topics
- Databases, Genetic
- Genes, Plant
- Internet
- Mutation
- Plant Infertility
- Pollen
- Reproduction
- User-Computer Interface