Pollen tube contents initiate ovule enlargement and enhance seed coat development without fertilization

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1600554
• Publication Date: 2016-10-29T01:44:33Z
• Authors: Ryushiro D. Kasahara; Michitaka Notaguchi; Shiori Nagahara; Takamasa Suzuki; Daichi Susaki; Yujiro Honma; Daisuke Maruyama; Tetsuya Higashiyama
• Keywords: Coat; Double fertilization

A new plant ovule enlargement triggered by pollen tube contents, accompanied seed coat initiation without fertilization.