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Aperture number influences pollen survival in Arabidopsis mutants.
American journal of botany - 1 Mar 2016
Prieu Charlotte, Matamoro-Vidal Alexis, Raquin Christian, Dobritsa Anna, Mercier Raphaël, Gouyon Pierre-Henri, Albert Béatrice
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Pollen grains are subject to intense dehydration before dispersal. They rehydrate after landing on a stigma or when placed in humid environment by absorbing water from the stigma or surroundings. Resulting fluctuations in water content cause pollen grains to undergo significant changes in volume. Thus, morphological or structural adaptations might exist to help pollen adjust to sudden volume...
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