Male gametophyte in maize: Influences of the gametophytic genotype
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Theoretical and Applied Genetics
- Vol. 48 (6) , 299-303
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00264962
Abstract
Size and variation in pollen samples were investigated in several successively selfed generations. A significant decrease in mean diameter of pollen grains accompanied inbreeding; also decreased variation in pollen size from individual plants was observed. Since loss of developmental homeostasis in the sporophyte could affect variation in the gametophyte, sporophytic characters were observed as a control. The main conclusion reached in this study was that pollen diameter is influenced by the gametophytic genotype.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
- Genetic Control of Epidermal Cell and Stomatal Frequency in Maize1Crop Science, 1971
- Developmental Instability and Evolution in Peripheral IsolatesThe American Naturalist, 1970
- In vitro germination and pollen tube growth of maize (Zea mays) pollen. III. The effect of pollen genotype and pollen source vigorCanadian Journal of Botany, 1970
- Environmental variability within inbred lines and single crosses of maizeJournal of Genetics, 1960
- Some Problems Concerning Fossil and Modern Corn PollenBulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, 1960
- Genetical control of stability in developmentHeredity, 1953
- The Genetics of Homeostasis in DrosophilaProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1953
- Chromosome behaviour inUvulariaJournal of Genetics, 1941
- Selection in Self‐Fertilized Lines as the Basis for Corn Improvement1Agronomy Journal, 1920
- The Effect of Inbreeding and Crossbreeding Upon DevelopmentProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1918