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SANTOS,RAYANE C. DOS; RIBEIRO,LEONARDO M.; MERCADANTE-SIMÕES,MARIA OLÍVIA; COSTA,MÁRCIA R.; NIETSCHE,SILVIA; PEREIRA,MARLON C.T.. |
Stenospermy was identified in naturally occurring sugar-apple (Annona squamosa) mutants with great potential for use in genetic improvement programs. However, to date, there have been no detailed studies of the development of aspermic fruit in this species. The aim of the present study was to characterize the anatomy of developing fruit in the ‘Brazilian Seedless’ mutant. Flower buds in pre-anthesis and developing fruits were subjected to common plant anatomy techniques. The abnormal ovules are unitegmic and orthotropic and have a long funiculus. There is evidence of fertilization, including the presence of embryos in early development and the proliferation of starch grains in the embryo sac. However, the embryos and embryo sac degenerate, although this... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Annonaceae; Seedless fruits; Fruit development; Stenospermy; Nucellus; Perisperm. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000402101 |
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