• Pollen-pistil interactions in nicotiana 

    Lee, Christopher B., 1973- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] To screen for potential mates, angiosperm pistils provide a physical and biochemical barrier that promotes the growth of desirable pollen while ...
  • S-RNase proteins: functional studies of the 120kDa glycoprotein and SRNase oligomerization 

    Hancock, Charles Nathan, 1975- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
    Flowering plants control fertilization through pollen-pistil interactions. Self-incompatibility (SI) is a well-studied pollen-pistil interaction that promotes cross-pollination. SI is controlled by a multi-haplotype locus ...