Being rooted in place, plants are faced with the challenge of responding to unfavourable
local conditions. One such condition, heat stress, contributes massively to crop losses …

Key message Overview of pollen development. Abstract Male gametophyte development of
angiosperms is a complex process that requires coordinated activity of different cell types …

Key message Overview of pollen transcriptome studies. Pollen development is driven by
gene expression, and knowledge of the molecular events underlying this process has …

Pollen plays important roles in the life cycle of angiosperms plants. It acts as not only a
biological protector of male sperms but also a communicator between the male and the …

Key message bZIP TF network in pollen. Abstract Transcriptional control of gene expression
represents an important mechanism guiding organisms through developmental processes …

While changes in the transcriptome and proteome of developing pollen have been
investigated in tobacco and other species, the metabolic consequences remain rather …

Key message Tomato pollen grains have the capacity for ethylene production, possessing
specific components of the ethylene-biosynthesis and-signaling pathways, being …

Pollen is an ideal model system for investigation of cell growth. In order to better understand
the molecular biology mechanisms of the process of pear pollen tube development, RNA …

Pollen development in angiosperms is one of the most important processes controlling plant
reproduction and thus productivity. At the same time, pollen development is highly sensitive …

Self-incompatibility (SI) is defined as the inability to produce zygotes after selfpollination in a
fertile hermaphrodite plant, which has stamens and pistils in the same flower. This structural …