Gametogenesis and pollination processes in Ornithopus pinnatus (Mili.) Druce in reference to flower bud development

Wanda Wojciechowska

Abstract


It was found, that in Ornithopus pinnatus the development of microspores and pollen grains is not simultaneous in the two stamen whorls and it precedes the development of the embryo sacs. The pollen grains attain the highest germination capacity before the bud is open, when the embryo sacs arę mature.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1975.018

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