Abstract
Callose appears as a transient material in the cell wall during various steps of plant growth and development. In the course of microsporogenesis, callose begins to be synthesized during the first meiotic prophase, with initial deposits being visible at the corner of the cells, and then gradually spreading over the whole microsporocyte surface. During cytokinesis, which completes meiotic division, callose is also secreted between the four adjacent cells of the newly formed tetrad, contributing to the formation of the so-called “special callose wall”(Bhandari 1984).
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Majewska-Sawka, A., Rodriguez-Garcia, M.I. (1999). The special callose wall: a new insight. In: Clément, C., Pacini, E., Audran, JC. (eds) Anther and Pollen. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59985-9_11
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