Biologia plantarum 46:457-458, 2003 | DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000023895.50095.d8

Variability and Bimodal Distribution of Size in Microspores of Aesculus hippocastanum

D. Ćalić1, S. Zdravković-Korać1, D. Pemac2, Lj. Radojević1
1 Department of Plant Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Belgrade
2 Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", Belgrade

Size variability of uninucleate microspores was studied in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.). Microspores were isolated from buds of different size (3, 4, and 5 mm) taken from lower, middle and upper segments of inflorescences. All analyzed buds showed bimodal distribution of microspore size which confirmed the presence of pollen dimorphism.

Keywords: horse chestnut; microspore diameter; pollen dimorphism
Subjects: Aesculus hippocastanum; horse chestnut, microspore size; microspore diameter; pollen dimorphism

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Ćalić, D., Zdravković-Korać, S., Pemac, D., & Radojević, L. (2003). Variability and Bimodal Distribution of Size in Microspores of Aesculus hippocastanum. Biologia plantarum, 46(3), 457-458. doi: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000023895.50095.d8.
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