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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

anther pollen -bearing structure of the stamen of a flower, usually borne on a slender stalk called the filament. Each anther generally consists of two pollen sacs, which open when the pollen is mature. The method of opening, or dehiscence, is uniform in any single species of plant. ... Read more

anther
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences

anther The terminal portion of a stamen of a flowering plant. The pollen sacs containing pollen are borne on the anther.

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anther In botany, the fertile part of a male sex organ in a flower. The anther produces and distributes pollen, and together with its connecting filament forms a stamen .

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	A SIMPLE WHEAT HAPLOID AND DOUBLED HAPLOID PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING ANTHER CULTURE Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Wheat haploids and doubled haploids via anther culture are usually produced by a multiple...doubled haploid production system via anther culture in which plants are produced from...were pretreated at 4C for 1-2 wk before anthers were plated on a modified 85D12 basal... Read more
	Rapid attainment of a doubled haploid line from transgenic maize (Zea mays L.) plants by means of anther culture Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...heterozygous transgenic material by means of anther culture. Compared to conventional inbreeding...progenies were used as donor plants for anther culture. One transgenic and three non...nature of the entire plant genome gained by anther culture. Southern blot analysis revealed... Read more
	Pollen germinates percociously in the anthers of raring-to-go, an Arabidopsis gametophytic mutant Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...pollen grains stained for callose before anther dehiscence. When raring-to-go plants are...tubes dramatically elongate within the anther. As early as the bicellular stage, affected...plants acquire or retain water within the anther, and precociously germinate. Thus, the... Read more
	Centrifixed anther attachment in monocotyledons Magazine article from: Kew Bulletin; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Summary. New records of centrifixed anther attachment in monocotyledons are...systematic context. This type of anther attachment, in which the slender...is inserted into a hollow in the anther, is common in the orders Liliales... Read more
	The ANTHER INDEHISCENCE1 Gene Encoding a Single MYB Domain Protein Is Involved in Anther Development in Rice1 Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...sativa L. cv Nipponbare) recessive mutant, anther indehiscence1 (aid1), showing partial...viability of pollen grains and the extent of anther dehiscence. Type 1 spikelets (approximately...approximately 55%) had viable pollen grains, but anthers failed to dehisce and/or synchronize with... Read more
	The MADS Box Transcription Factor ZmMADS2 Is Required for Anther and Pollen Maturation in Maize and Accumulates in Apoptotic Bodies during Anther Dehiscence1 Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Saccharomyces cerevisiae), is required for anther dehiscence and pollen maturation. Development of anthers and pollen was arrested at 1 d before dehiscence...endothecium and connective tissues of the anther at 1 d before dehiscence and in mature pollen... Read more
	Arabidopsis MYB26/MALE STERILE35 Regulates Secondary Thickening in the Endothecium and Is Essential for Anther Dehiscence(W)(OA) Magazine article from: Plant Cell; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...the development of secondary thickening in the anther endothecium and subsequent dehiscence. MYB26...secondary thickening in a cell-specific manner in the anther. MYB26 expression is seen in anthers and also in the style and nectaries, although... Read more
	Aquaporins of the PIP2 Class Are Required for Efficient Anther Dehiscence in Tobacco Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...cells or tissues. Before flower anthesis, anther and pollen dehydration takes place before...expressed in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) anthers and may therefore be involved in the movement...protein expression is modulated during anther development. Furthermore, in tobacco PIP2... Read more
	Auxin Regulates Arabidopsis Anther Dehiscence, Pollen Maturation, and Filament Elongation(W) Magazine article from: Plant Cell; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Arabidopsis thaliana stamen development: anther dehiscence, pollen maturation, and preanthesis...constructs suggests that auxin effects begin in anthers between the end of meiosis and the bilocular...microspores and in the junction region between anther and filament. In situ hybridizations of... Read more
	Novel anther-specific myb genes from tobacco as putative regulators of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase expression Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Novel Anther-Specific myb Genes from Tobacco as Putative...sporophytic and gametophytic tissues of the anther including tapetum, stomium, vascular tissue...demonstrate that NtMYBAS1 is a functional anther-specific transcription factor, which is... Read more

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