Cell death and cell protection genes determine the fate of pistils in maize
Calderon-Urrea A, Dellaporta S. Cell death and cell protection genes determine the fate of pistils in maize. Development 1999, 126: 435-441. PMID: 9876173, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.3.435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPistil primordiaPistil cellsCell deathEar spikeletsSecondary floretsBisexual floral meristemCell death processFloral meristemFloral organsUnisexual flowersFunctional pistilsProtection genesDeath processPrimordiaSpikeletsFloretsPistilsGenesSexual maturationSelective eliminationMaizeNuclear degenerationEntire organCellsFate