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Fig. 4

From: Pollen–pistil interactions in divergent wide crosses lead to spatial and temporal pre-fertilization reproductive barrier in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)

Fig. 4

Pollen germination on self-pistils of Lu, Lb, and Lg, plus compatible crosses between Lu X Lb and its reciprocal. (a, b, c, d): Pollen germination, pollen tube growth in style, PTG in attachment region and, pollen tube navigation to ovule in self-pollinated pistils of L. usitatissimum (2 HAP); (e, f, g, h): Pollen germination, pollen tube growth in style, PTG in attachment region and, pollen tube navigation to ovule in self-pollinated pistils of L. bienne (2 HAP); (i, j, k, l): Pollen germination, pollen tube growth in style, PTG in attachment region and, pollen tube navigation to ovule in self-pollinated pistils of L. grandiflorum (2 HAP); (m, n, o, p): Pollen germination, pollen tube growth in style, PTG in attachment region and, pollen tube navigation to ovule in pistils of L. usitatissimum pollinated with L. bienne (2 HAP); (q, r, s, t): Pollen germination, pollen tube growth in style, PTG in attachment region and, pollen tube navigation to ovule in pistils of L. bienne pollinated with L. usitatissimum (2 HAP); (u) Schematic illustrations of various regions of pistil in Linum.

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