Pollen tubes
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005050
A growth from a pollen grain down into the flower style which allows two sperm to pass, one to the ovum within the ovule, and the other to the central cell of the ovule to produce endosperm of seeds.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005050 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Pollen germination; Pollen competition; Pollen |
| Translations | Spanish: tubos polínicos |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005050",
"term": "Pollen tubes",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A growth from a pollen grain down into the flower style which allows two sperm to pass, one to the ovum within the ovule, and the other to the central cell of the ovule to produce endosperm of seeds.",
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"pollen germination",
"pollen competition",
"pollen"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "tubos polínicos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pollen-tubes/"
}
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