Crop Science Grow Your Career with CSSA
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Published in Crop Sci 7:516-518 (1967)
© 1967 Crop Science Society of America
677 S. Segoe Rd., Madison, WI 53711 USA
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kaul, C. L.
Right arrow Articles by Singh, S. P.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Kaul, C. L.
Right arrow Articles by Singh, S. P.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Kaul, C. L.
Right arrow Articles by Singh, S. P.

Effects of Sodium 2,3-dichloroisobutyrate Sprays on Anther Development and Microsporogenesis of Fenu-greek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)1

C. L. Kaul and S. P. Singh2

Comparative cytological and histological studies were made of anthers from untreated and sodium 2,3-dichloroisobutyrate treated plants of fenu-greek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). Early stages of anther development, meiosis, and microspore formation was similar in both cases. Microspores in untreated plants continued to enlarge and formed mature pollen grains, whereas micro spores from treated plants degenerated. The degeneration of microspores was believed to result from the combined effect of competition from persistent tapetal cells and mechanical pressure exerted by hypertrophied tapetal cells.

Key Words: pollen abortion

1 Contribution from Department of Botany, Balwant Rajput College, Bichupuri, Agra (india). The work reported in this paper was carried out under the research project entitled "Chemical Induction of Male Sterility in Crop Plants" an financed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

2 Research Fellow and Professor and Head of the Department of Botany, respectively.

Received for publication March 29, 1967.




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
The SCI Journals Agronomy Journal Vadose Zone Journal
Journal of Plant Registrations Soil Science Society of America Journal
Journal of Natural Resources
and Life Sciences Education		 Journal of
Environmental Quality
Copyright © 1967 by the Crop Science Society of America.