In this article we will discuss about the role of proteins in pollen grains. T. Singer and Petrovskya - Baranova (1961) were the first to show the existence of proteins with enzymatic properties in certain layers of the pollen walls of Paeonia and Amaryllis. Subsequently, Makinen and McDonald (1968) demonstrated the pollen enzymes and isoenzymes in flowering plants. The details [...]
The following points highlight the top five applications of pollen biotechnology: 1. Overcoming Pollination Constraints for Optimization of Crop Yield 2. Developing Effective Pollination Control System for Commercial Production of Hybrid Seeds 3. Overcoming Cross ability Barriers to Transfer of Useful Genes to Crop Species and Others. Application # 1. Overcoming Pollination Constraints for Optimization of Crop Yield: In majority [...]
In this article we will discuss about the pollen-expressed and pollen specific genes. It is recognized that there are two different sets of genes required for pollen development, one set for the development of pollen grains prior to anthesis, and the other for pollen germination and tube growth. Several reports are accessible aimed at examining the genes expressed during pollen [...]