Article
Pinpointing the timing of meiosis: a critical factor in evaluating the impact of abiotic stresses on the fertility of cereal crops.
The New phytologist - 1 Feb 2025
Masoomi-Aladizgeh Farhad, Atwell Brian J, Bokshi Anowarul I, Thistlethwaite Rebecca J, Khoddami Ali, Trethowan Richard, Tan Daniel K Y, Roberts Thomas H
Abstract excerpt
The development of male gametes, vital to sexual reproduction in crops, requires meiosis followed by successive mitotic cell divisions of haploid cells. The formation of viable pollen is especially vulnerable to abiotic stress, with consequences both for yield and for grain quality. An understanding of key molecular responses when specific stages during pollen development are subjected to stress (e.g. heat) is...
Topics
- Meiosis
- Stress, Physiological
- Edible Grain
- Fertility
- Pollen
- Crops, Agricultural
- Time Factors
- Genotype