Plant reproduction: Fertilization SALvaged by the central cell.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Dresselhaus, Thomas; van der Linde, Karina
- Source
- Current Biology. Oct2023, Vol. 33 Issue 19, pR1013-R1015. 3p.
- Subject
- *POLLEN tube
*OVUM
*BIOLOGICAL fitness
*ANGIOSPERMS
*PLANT fertilization
*PLANT reproduction
*SPERMATOZOA
- Language
- ISSN
- 0960-9822
Flowering plants evolved glandular synergid cells assisting female gametes to attract pollen tubes carrying sperm cells. A recent study shows how central cells serve as a back-up to ensure pollen tube attraction and reproductive success in the absence of the assistants. Flowering plants evolved glandular synergid cells assisting female gametes to attract pollen tubes carrying sperm cells. A recent study shows how central cells serve as a back-up to ensure pollen tube attraction and reproductive success in absence of the assistants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]