In grasses, phased small interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs), 21- or 24-nucleotide (nt) in length, are predominantly expressed in anthers and regulate male fertility. However, their targets and mode of actio
Sexual reproduction (meiosis and syngamy) is the major form of reproduction in diploid Boechera species, but most species hybrids reproduce by apomixis (unreduced gametophyte formation followed by par
Transcriptome profiling of three developmental stages of immature male gametophyte intobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Total RNA isolated from tobacco microspores and early and late bicellular pollen was hy
