A new opening for wheat seed production

J Exp Bot. 2018 Jan 23;69(3):341-343. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx430.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Okada T, Jayasinghe R, Nansamba M, Baes M, Warner P, Kouidri A, Correia D, Nguyen V, Whitford R, Baumann U. 2017. Unfertilized ovary pushes wheat flower open for cross-pollination. Journal of Experimental Botany 69, 399–412.

Keywords: Fertilization; flower; ovary; pericarp; pollination; wheat.

MeSH terms

  • Poaceae
  • Pollination
  • Seeds*
  • Triticum*