The anther tapetum, present in all land plants, is a highly specialized, transient tissue surrounding the (micro-)spores and/or pollen grains during their development. Any tapetum malfunction causes male sterility. The exact knowledge of tapetum form and function therefore is indispensable not only for basic research, but also and especially in plant breeding and plant genetics. In fourteen contributions by reknown experts, a comprehensive account of the various characters and functions of the tapetum is provided, covering the areas of cytology, cytophysiology, biochemistry, tapetum development and function.
Author(s): Prof. Dr E. Pacini, Dr G. G. Franchi (auth.), Prof. Dr. M. Hesse, Prof. Dr. E. Pacini, Prof. Dr. M. Willemse (eds.)
Series: Plant Systematics and Evolution 7
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Wien
Year: 1993
Language: English
Pages: 155
Tags: Plant Sciences; Zoology; Agriculture; Forestry; Biochemistry, general; Cell Biology
Front Matter....Pages I-VII
Role of the tapetum in pollen and spore dispersal....Pages 1-11
Tapetum development in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae) ....Pages 13-22
Cycles of hyperactivity in tapetal cells....Pages 23-37
Pollenkitt development and composition in Tilia platyphyllos ( Tiliaceae ) analysed by conventional and energy filtering TEM....Pages 39-52
Secretory events in the freeze-substituted tapetum of the orchid Pterostylis concinna ....Pages 53-62
Cytochemical and ultrastructural evolution of orbicules in Lilium ....Pages 63-74
Immunolocalization of nuclear antigens and ultrastructural cytochemistry on tapetal cells of Scilla peruviana and Capsicum annuum ....Pages 75-90
Nuclease activities in Tradescantia paludosa and Brassica napus pollen and tapetum....Pages 91-97
Changes in protein electrophoretic patterns during pollen development in Tradescantia bracteata plasmodial tapetum and effect of 2,4-D applications....Pages 99-105
Calcium and calmodulin distribution in the tapetum of Gasteria verrucosa during anther development....Pages 107-116
The significance of the anther tapetum in the biochemistry of pollen pigmentation — an overview....Pages 117-125
Recent trends in tapetum research. A cytological and methodological review....Pages 127-145
Back Matter....Pages 147-155
