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The study of early ovule development and debates between Hofmeister and Schleiden on the nature of pollen tube development occured in the mid-nineteenth century. Giovanni Battista Amici’s accidental discovery of pollen-tube development inPortulaca oleracea put him squarely opposed to Schleiden’s interpretations and furthered investigations by others who entered this exciting new research of that period (Maheshwari, 1950). Although thousands of articles have been printed about pollen and seed development only a small fraction of flowering plant species have been investigated (Davis,1963).
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Smith, B.B. (1992). Comparisons of Early Ovule Development through Megagametogenesis in Rapid-cyclingBrassica rapaL. and B. campestris L. Using the Herr Clearing Techniques. In: Ottaviano, E., Gorla, M.S., Mulcahy, D.L., Mulcahy, G.B. (eds) Angiosperm Pollen and Ovules. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2958-2_24
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