A biomechanical model of anther opening reveals the roles of dehydration and secondary thickening.

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Understanding the processes that underlie pollen release is a prime target for controlling fertility to enable selective breeding and the efficient production of hybrid crops. Pollen release requires anther opening, which involves changes in the biomechanical properties of the anther wall. In this research, we develop and use a mathematical model to understand how these biomechanical processes lead to anther opening. Our mathematical model describing the biomechanics of anther opening incorpo...

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Authors: Nelson, MR; Band, L; Dyson, R; Lessinnes, T; Wells, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: New phytologist
• Volume: 196
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1030-1037
• Publication date: 2012-12-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04329.x
• EISSN: 1469-8137
• ISSN: 0028-646X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Water; Models, Biological; Plant Epidermis; Flowers; Transcription Factors; Arabidopsis; Lilium; Biomechanical Phenomena; Models, Theoretical; Pollen; Phenotype; Mutation; Arabidopsis Proteins