Based on papers presented at the International Symposium on Sexual Reproduction in Higher Plants , this volume covers the topics: micro- and macrosporogenesis, the activation and recognition of mature pollen, pollen germination and tube emission in vivo and in vitro, pollen and pollen tube cytoskeleton, stigma and style morphology, pollen/stigma interactions, incompatibility mechanisms and gene expression. The reinvestigation of classical topics using modern methods such as immunofluorescence, micromanipulation, freeze-substitution, electron microscopy, etc., is the common basis of all results presented. Especially applied aspects of sexual reproduction important e.g. for crop improvement, are discussed in detail.

Gene-Expression and Transcription

Pollen Quality and Selection
Gametophyte and Sporophyte Transformation and Manipulation
Microsporogenesis and Pollen Development
Pollen Tube and Sperm Cells
Stressed Gametophyte
From Pollination to Fertilization
From Ovule to Seed
Embryology and Taxonomy
Final Remarks
Abstract of Poster Presentations
Author Index.