Peng M1,2, FL Huang1*, FJ Meng2, BZ Hu3*, XF Chen1, R Luo4, N Li1, RF Wang1, Y Zhao1, QW Zou1, CT Wu1, JL Dai5
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.86, pp. 296-305, 2017, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2017.86.296
Abstract Chinese herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) is a popular ornamental plant. However, little is known about its reproductive biology by histological analyses. Here, we used the paraffin wax method to study the reproductive biology of the Chinese herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora ‘Dafugui’). The results showed that the flower bud of Chinese herbaceous peony was a mixed bud. The course of flower bud differentiation included some developmental morphology periods, such as bract, calyx, petal, stamen, and pistil. The anther wall development was related to a dicotyledonous type. Pollen was mainly 2-celled, only few of them were 3-celled. Moreover, the mature pollen… More >
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