Genetic analysis of female gametophyte development and function.

Male and female gametophyte development in Achillea tenuifolia (Asteraceae)

The anther, pollen and ovule development in Achillea tenuifolia were studied with a bright field microscopy. Results showed that the anther is of tetrasporangiate type and the anther wall is composed by four layers: an epidermis, an endothecium, one middle layer and a tapetum layer. Tapetum is of secretory type and its cells showed polyploidy. Pollen tetrads were tetrahedral, microspores were v...

Female gametophyte development.

Early in their evolution, plants acquired a life cycle that alternates between a multicellular haploid organism, the gametophyte, and a multicellular diploid organism, the sporophyte. Angiosperms have both female and male gametophytes. The female gametophyte is critical to many steps of the angiosperm reproductive process, including pollen tube guidance, fertilization, the induction of seed dev...

Special Section: Embryology of Flowering Plants

The plant life cycle alternates between the diploid sporophyte (spore-producing organism) and the haploid gametophyte (gamete-producing organism). The female gametophyte of flowering plants develops within the ovule, a specialized structure within the ovary, which gives rise to the seed after fertilization. The female gametophyte, or embryo sac, contains a small number of clonally derived cell ...

Corrigendum Genetic and molecular identification of genes required for female gametophyte development and function in Arabidopsis

Divergence and Redundancy in CSLD2 and CSLD3 Function During Arabidopsis Thaliana Root Hair and Female Gametophyte Development

The Arabidopsis cellulose synthase-like D (CSLD) 2 and 3 genes are known to function in root hair development. Here, we show that these genes also play a role in female gametophyte development because csld2 csld3 double mutants were observed to have low seed set that could be traced to defects in female transmission efficiency. Cell biological studies of csld2 csld3 ovules showed synergid cell ...