Sugar metabolism plays an essential role in plant male reproduction. Defects in sugar
metabolism during anther and pollen development often result in genic male sterility (GMS) …

Anthers express the most genes of any plant organ, and their development involves
sequential redifferentiation of many cell types to perform distinctive roles from inception …

Although hundreds of genetic male sterility (GMS) mutants have been identified in maize,
few are commercially used due to a lack of effective methods to produce large quantities of …

Male sterility (MS) provides a useful breeding tool to harness hybrid vigor for hybrid seed
production. It is necessary to generate new male sterile mutant lines for the development of …

The spatiotemporal development of somatic tissues of the anther lobe is necessary for
successful fertile pollen production. This process is mediated by many transcription factors …

Transcriptome sequencing is a powerful method for studying global expression patterns in
large, complex genomes. Evaluation of sequence‐based expression profiles during …

Research into anther ontogeny has been an active and developing field, transitioning from a
strictly lineage-based view of cellular differentiation events to a more complex …

Anther cuticle and pollen exine are the major protective barriers against various stresses.
The proper functioning of genes expressed in the tapetum is vital for the development of …

Historically, xenia effects were hypothesized to be unique genetic contributions of pollen to
seed phenotype, but most examples represent standard complementation of Mendelian …

One fundamental difference between plants and animals is the existence of a germ-line in
animals and its absence in plants. In flowering plants, the sexual organs (stamens and …