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The influence of relative humidity on the swelling of pollen grains in vitro
1Dept. of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University, Toernooiveld, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The volume of hydrated pollen grains of Petunia hybrida L. during swelling in germination medium increased three times. The volume of desiccated pollen grains increased only two times after transfer to the same medium. This difference in swelling ability is attributed to different rigidities of the pollen grain wall,ccaused by the different hydration states. The relationship between pollen grain swelling and germination metabolism with regard to relative humidity is discussed.
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