Flowering plant embryology: with emphasis in economic species/ (Record no. 180079)
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 571.86 |
| Item number | NER/F |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nerster,Nels R. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Flowering plant embryology: with emphasis in economic species/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Nels R. Nerster |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | John Wiley, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 212 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents<br/>Preface ix<br/>1 Introduction 3<br/>Background: General works on embryology 4<br/>Background: Embryology and systematics 5<br/>What is a flower? 6<br/>The floral appendages 6<br/>The sexual life cycle 7.<br/>Literature cited 8<br/>2 Stamen and Androecium 10<br/>Stamen variation in representative families 10<br/>Stamen anatomy 12<br/>Growth ofthe stamen: The anther 14<br/>Growth ofthe stamen: Filament elongation 15<br/>Anther dehiscence 17<br/>Evolution ofthe stamen 19<br/>Literature cited 20<br/>3 Pollen Development: Theme and Variations 22<br/>Introduction to pollen 22<br/>Summary ofpollen development 23<br/>Pollen development in sorghum 23<br/>Pollen development in sweet pepper 28<br/>Pollen development in walnut 30<br/>Pollen development in the mustardfamily 30<br/>Pollen development in sunflower 32<br/>Literature cited 35<br/>4 Pollen Development: Details of Stages 36<br/>Anther differentiation before meiosis 36<br/>Pollen<br/>sac before meiosis 36<br/>Meiosis 37<br/>Cytokinesis 40<br/>Duration<br/>ofmeiosis 43<br/>VI<br/>Tapetal behavior<br/>Tapetal function<br/>Post-meiosis: The pollen wall<br/>Contents<br/>Post-meiosis: Internal microspore/pollen events -55<br/>Duration ofpollen development<br/>Gene expression during pollen development <50<br/>Numbers ofpollen produced<br/>Literature cited<br/>Carpel and Gynoecium<br/>Carpel evolution and development<br/>Carpel variations: General considerations<br/>Carpel variations: Apocarpy<br/>Carpel variations: Syncarpy<br/>Carpel variations: Relations to otherflower parts<br/>Carpel structure: Stigma<br/>Carpel structure: Style and transmitting tissue<br/>Literature cited<br/>Ovule and Embryo Sac<br/>Ovuleform and development<br/>Ovule failure and ovule abortion<br/>Megasporogenesis<br/>Embryo sac (megagametophyte) development<br/>Cells in the normal fPolygonum) type of embryo sac<br/>Literature cited<br/>Pollination and Pollen-Stigma Interaction<br/>Pollen desiccation and rehydration (harmomegathy)<br/>Life span ofpollen<br/>Pollen food reserves<br/>Factors in pollination success orfailure<br/>Pollen-stigma interaction: Incongruity<br/>Pollen-stigma interaction: Incompatibility<br/>Pollen-stigma interaction: Self-incompatibility<br/>The mentor pollen technique<br/>Callose and incompatibility<br/>Late-acting (ovarian) self-incompatibility<br/>Molecular basisfor pollen-stigma interactions<br/>Compatible interaction<br/>Literature cited<br/>Pollen Germination, Pollen Tube Growth, and Double Fertilization 119<br/>Germination and early tube growth<br/>Cells and nuclei<br/>within the pollen tube<br/>Dimorphic sperm cells and the male germ unit ^26<br/>65<br/>65<br/>69<br/>72<br/>72<br/>74.<br/>81<br/>83<br/>83<br/>89<br/>91<br/>96<br/>lOI<br/>103<br/>105<br/>105<br/>107<br/>107<br/>107<br/>108<br/>108<br/>no<br/>112<br/>112<br/>113<br/>113<br/>114<br/>117<br/>Contents vii<br/>Guiding and nurturing the pollen tube 129<br/>Callose plugs 131<br/>Swelling and branching ofpollen tubes 132<br/>Pollen tube competition and carpel "filters " 134<br/>Rate<br/>and duration ofpollen tube growth 136<br/>Pollen tube growth in ovary<br/>and ovule 136<br/>Pollen tube discharge and doublefertilization 138<br/>Polyspermy 146<br/>Literature cited 147<br/>9 Endosperm 150<br/>Generalizations and historical interpretations 150<br/>Cytology<br/>ofendosperm 151<br/>Introduction to endosperm types 151<br/>Multicellular endosperm 152<br/>Coenocytic/multicellular endosperm 153<br/>Helobial endosperm 160<br/>Coenocytic endosperm 160<br/>Endosperm<br/>haustoria 161<br/>Perisperm 161<br/>Movement ofcarbohydrates into endosperm 163<br/>Storage products in endosperm 165<br/>Aleurone layer and mature endosperm 165<br/>Functions ofendosperm 167<br/>Speculations on endosperm variation 168<br/>Literature cited 169<br/>10 The Embryo 172<br/>Introducing the cotyledon(s) 172<br/>The zygote 172<br/>Proembryo initiation 175<br/>The suspensor - 775<br/>The early proembryo proper 178<br/>Embryogenesis in dicots 179<br/>Embryogenesis in monocots 187<br/>Nutrition oft he embryo 195<br/>Induction of dormancy 201<br/>Green (chlorophyllous) embryos 202<br/>Polyembryony 203<br/>Apomixis 203<br/>Summary: Embryo and seed 204<br/>Literature cited 204<br/> |
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