Table 3

Species specificity of short-range guidance signals from ovulesa

Species

Fraction ovules targetedb

%

nc


Stigma, style

Ovule


A. thaliana

A. thaliana

152/304

50

33

"

A. arenosa

50/161

31*

26

"

O. pumila

5/131

4**

21

"

C. rubella

0/87

0**

12

"

S. irio

0/107

0**

16

A. arenosa

A. thaliana

38/79

48

10

O. pumila

"

72/128

56

17

C. rubella

"

16/48

33

15

S. irio

"

17/36

47

12


aPollen grains were from A. thaliana stage 14 (9); b,cas in a,bTable 1; *, **, significantly different from stage 14 A. thaliana assays in row 1; (χ2) P < 0.05, P < 0.001, respectively.

Palanivelu and Preuss BMC Plant Biology 2006 6:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2229-6-7

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