Inflorescence Development and Floral Organogenesis in Taraxacum kok-saghyz.

ABSTRACT: Rubber dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz Rodin; TK) has received attention for its natural rubber content as a strategic biomaterial, and a promising, sustainable, and renewable alternative to synthetic rubber from fossil carbon sources. Extensive research on the domestication and rubber content of TK has demonstrated TK's potential in industrial applications as a relevant natural rubber and latex-producing alternative crop. However, many aspects of its biology have been neglected in published studies. For example, floral development is still poorly characterized. TK inflorescences were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Nine stages of early inflorescence development are proposed, and floral micromorphology is detailed. Individual flower primordia development starts at the periphery an

SUBMITTER: Schuchovski C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7650721 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature