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Reproductive cross-talk: seed development in flowering plants

Moritz K Nowack1, Alexander Ungru, Katrine N Bjerkan

  • 1Department of Botany III, University Group at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, University of Cologne, Max Delbrück Laboratory, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany.

Biochemical Society Transactions
|March 20, 2010
PubMed
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Flowering plant seed development relies on coordinated growth between the embryo, endosperm, and maternal tissues. Recent genetic studies reveal the embryo plays a key role in orchestrating this complex process.

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