TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Heat Stress on Pollen Viability and Pollen Tube Growth in Pepper
AU - , Narges Kafizadeh AU - , Jirair Carapetian AU - , Khosrow Manouchehri Kalantari 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 10
SP  - 1159
EP  - 1162
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2008.1159.1162
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2008.1159.1162
KW  - Heat
KW  -pollen grain
KW  -pollen tube
KW  -pollen viability
AB  - The effects of heat on pollen grains was studied in pepper (<I>Capsicum annuum</I> L.) under greenhouse conditions using a completely randomized design. Seeds of the California Wander variety were grown in a growth chamber and flowers plucked and placed in 38°C (treatment) and 25°C (check) for a period of 8 h and consequently pollen viability, pollen tube growth and the growth of pollen tube inside the style was studied. Results indicate that pollen viability and pollen tube growth was considerably reduced at 38°C as compared with the check. In addition, pollen tube growth inside the style at 38°C was twisted and they grew in spiral and helical forms.
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