New Sight in Plant Sexual Reproduction
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 545
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant double fertilization; sperm-egg fusion; sperm cell-central cell fusion; actin cytoskeleton; new components of the fusion machinery
Interests: sexual reproduction in higher plants; female and male gametophyte formation; female-male gametophyte and female-male gamete interactions; fertilization; embryogenesis and development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your next paper to the Special Issue “New Sight in Plant Sexual Reproduction”. Plant sexual reproduction, the key pathway of metagenesis and the source of every fruit we consume, has been studied over one century. Progression in the area of plant sexual reproduction have greatly enhanced our understanding of plant evolution, development, and genetic inheritance, and provided increasingly more tools for agricultural breeding.
Tremendous progress, from the discovery of the attractants of pollen tube guidance to the mechanistic elucidation of polytube block, have been made in the past two decades, benefiting from the use of new technology and advanced microscopy. This Special Issue aims to publish the newest findings and summarize the most up-to-date knowledge about plant sexual reproduction. We hope this Special Issue will build a platform to promote communication internationally and boost the scientific research collectively for every scientist in this area.
In this Special Issue, both original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research topics may include (but are not limited to) the following: gamete development, self-incompatibility, pollen grain germination, pollen tube growth, pollen tube guidance, pollen tube reception, male–female communication, polyspermy block, double fertilization, zygote activation, embryogenesis, and endosperm development.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ruihui Zhang
Dr. Sheng Zhong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gamete development
- self-incompatibility
- pollen tube growth
- pollen tube guidance
- pollen tube reception
- male–female communication
- polyspermy block
- double fertilization
- zygote activation
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