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Post-fertilization Growth and Development

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This chapter deals with post-double-fertilization growth and development in the angiosperms, particularly emphasizing the molecular genetic aspects. The patternized development of mature embryo starts with the polarized zygote. The importance of maternal gene control on early embryogeny and on endosperm development is highlighted. The non-maternal genetic control of embryogenesis, laying emphasis on pattern genes, and endosperm development is also discussed in detail. Particular attention is also focused on histological differentiation of the embryo, an aspect that was paid least attention in the past. The physical and chemical factors involved in fruit development and ripening are discussed; also discussed are the genetic control of fruit development and ripening. The importance of chalaza in seed development, not focused much in the past, is also detailed in this chapter.

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  1. Sri Biotech Laboratories India Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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  2. Department of Genetics, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Manchikatla Venkat Rajam

  3. Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Leela Sahijram

  4. Center for Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Trans-Disciplinary Health Science and Technology (IHST), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    K.V. Krishnamurthy

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Krishnamurthy, K.V. (2015). Post-fertilization Growth and Development. In: Bahadur, B., Venkat Rajam, M., Sahijram, L., Krishnamurthy, K. (eds) Plant Biology and Biotechnology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2286-6_18

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