Fertilization Process in Plants (IMAGE)

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

Fertilization Process in Plants

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(A) Pollen grains generated from the stamen pollinate at the tip of the pistil. Pollen tubes grow inside the pistil towards the ovule located in the placenta. (B) The pollen tubes are guided to the egg cell by attractant molecules that are produced from the synergid cells, which are present in the ovule. Prior to this, the pollen tubes first need to gain their ability to respond to attractant molecules. Fertilization finally occurs by pollen tubes releasing sperm cells to the egg cells.

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