Sexual reproduction of plants starts with the formation of gametes and a 2-fold reduction in
the number of chromosomes (ploidy) of these cells. Fertilization, the union of sperm and egg …

During the evolution of land plants, there has been a trend toward the increasing
dependence of embryonic development upon the maternal sporophyte. This trend has …

The broad applications of somatic embryogenesis, both in basic and applied research, have
stimulated studies on the determination of in vitro conditions for the induction of somatic …

Main conclusion Embryogenesis-related genes (LdBBM, LdLEC1, LdWOX2 and LdSERK)
were confirmed in sequence and expression abundance for Larix decidua—these findings …

The molecular mechanisms underlying the initiation and maintenance of the embryonic
pathway in plants are largely unknown. To obtain more insight into these processes, we …

We have used laser-capture microdissection to isolate RNA from discrete tissues of globular,
heart, and torpedo stage embryos of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). This was amplified …

Plants have extraordinary developmental plasticity as they continuously form organs during
post-embryonic development. In addition they may regenerate organs upon in vitro …

Somatic embryogenesis is an example of induced cellular totipotency, where embryos
develop from vegetative cells rather than from gamete fusion. Somatic embryogenesis can …

There are two types of embryogenesis in plants: zygotic and somatic. Recently, some new
tissue culture systems of somatic embryo formation have been established in Arabidopsis …

Following fertilization in flowering plants (angiosperms), egg and sperm cells unite to form
the zygote, which generates an entire new organism through a process called …