Female gametophyte development, pollen‒pistil interactions and embryogenic patterns in chicory (Cichorium intybus): a self-incompatibility perspective.

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Cytological and molecular investigations in chicory revealed crucial aspects related to female gametophyte development, pollen‒stigma interactions, and self-incompatibility responses. The Asteraceae family, one of the largest of angiosperms, comprises approximately 24,000 species and exhibits considerable variation in reproductive biology. Cichorium intybus (commonly known as chicory) is among the most well-known and widespread species of the family. In addition to its economic and commercial value, chicory is considered one of the most interesting species in its family for the study of sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI). Information regarding megasporogenesis, megagametogenesis, pollen tube development, and embryogenesis in this species is almost entirely absent in

SUBMITTER: Draga S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12198316 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature