WIDENING THE TOOL SET FOR BREEDING SUPERIOR BANANA CULTIVARS. CAN NEW TECHNIQUES OF POLLEN HANDLING AND POLLINATION HELP OVERCOME THE LACK OF RECOMBINANT SEED IN BANANA BREEDING?

Widening the tool set for breeding superior banana cultivars. Can new techniques of pollen handling and pollination help overcome the lack of recombinant seed in banana breeding?

Pollen tube growth (PTG) monitoring was applied to florets of domesticated bananas and plantains.Observations were made in UV microscopy after Aniline Blue Christmas Tree staining specific for callose, a carbohydrate of pollen tubes.It was found that total pollen grain numbers on a stigma and total pollen tubes developing after sufficient time for

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In the footsteps of sea stars: deciphering the catalogue of proteins involved in underwater temporary adhesion

Sea stars adhere strongly but temporarily to underwater substrata via the secretion Toy Gift Set of a blend of proteins, forming an adhesive footprint that they leave on the surface after detachment.Their tube feet enclose a duo-gland adhesive system comprising two types of adhesive cells, contributing different layers of the footprint and de-adhes

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