Tag Archives | Exince in Pollen and Spore Walls

In this article we will discuss about the composition and importance of exince in pollen and spore walls. Composition of Exine: Exine is mainly composed of sporopollenin. Apart from sporopollenin glycoproteins are present in the chambers formed by bacula in tectate pollen. It is important in pollen-stigma interaction. The presence of glycocalyces (sing, glycocalyx) is reported from exine. Glycocalyx forms [...]