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Sexual Reproduction in Ferns

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This work summarizes the mechanisms involved in sexual reproduction in the gametophyte of pteridophyta, which is selected as experimental system due to its morphological simplicity, and the lack of connections with the mother plant.

A better knowledge about the mechanisms involved in sexual reproduction has important repercussions in the plant world, and could contribute to exploiting ­interesting species in a more rational way.

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Menéndez, V., Peredo, E., Méndez, M., Revilla, A., Fernández, H. (2011). Sexual Reproduction in Ferns. In: Kumar, A., Fernández, H., Revilla, M. (eds) Working with Ferns. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_4

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