Pollen Abortion in T Cytoplasmic Male-Sterile Corn ( Zea mays ): A Suggested Mechanism
- 5 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 200 (4341) , 561-563
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.200.4341.561
Abstract
A rapid replication of mitochondria (20- to 40-fold increase) occurs between the precallose and tetrad stages in the tapetum of N and T corn (Zea mays) anthers, followed by mitochondrial, tapetal, and pollen breakdown in T anthers. It is suggested that the altered DNA in T mitochondria may malfunction under these stress conditions.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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