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ArticleProtoplasma2022

Light and electron microscopies reveal unknown details of the pollen grain structure and physiology from Brazilian Cerrado species.

Priscila Andressa Cortez, Leyde Nayane Nunes Dos Santos Silva, Guilherme de Ornellas Paschoalini, Julia Albuquerque-Pinna, Victor Sibinelli, Gladys Flávia de Albuquerque Melo-de-Pinna

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Priscila Andressa CortezDepartamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, São Paulo-SP, 05508-090, Brazil. priscilaacortez@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4642-3653
Leyde Nayane Nunes Dos Santos SilvaDepartamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, São Paulo-SP, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9977-4249
Guilherme de Ornellas PaschoaliniDepartamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, São Paulo-SP, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2800-3380
Julia Albuquerque-PinnaDepartamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, São Paulo-SP, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2370-2617
Victor SibinelliDepartamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, São Paulo-SP, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8924-8392
Gladys Flávia de Albuquerque Melo-de-PinnaDepartamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 277, São Paulo-SP, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4924-8755
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 303962/2019-4
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Abstract

Pollen grains have a relatively simple structure and microscopic size, with two or three cells surrounded by the protective sporoderm at maturity. The viability and efficiency of pollen transport from anther to stigma depends on pollen physiological properties, especially the relative water content of the vegetative cell. Pollen transport is a crucial fate for most angiosperms that depends on biotic pollinators and studies focusing on understanding the morpho-physiological properties of pollen grains are still scarce, especially to tropical open physiognomies as the Brazilian Cerrado. Therefore, we investigate some structural and physiological aspects of pollen grains from six native species naturally growing in one Cerrado area: Campomanesia pubescens (Myrtaceae), Caryocar brasiliense (Caryocaraceae), Erythroxylum campestre (Erythroxylaceae), Lippia lupulina (Verbenaceae), Pyrostegia venusta (Bignoniaceae), and Xylopia aromatica (Annonaceae). We selected dehiscent anthers and mature pollen grains to analyze (1) the anther wall and pollen microstructure, (2) the pollen water status at the time of anther dehiscence, and (3) the pollen chemical compounds. In all analyzed species, the anther and pollen developed in a successfully way, and except for Caryocar brasiliense, all species were able to emit pollen tubes in the germination tests. As expected for a dry and open environment, most species dispersed their pollen grains in a partially dehydrated form, as indicated by our harmomegathy experiment. As indicated by our study, the pollen ability in preventing dissection, maintaining its viability in a dry and hot environment during its transport from anther to stigma, may be related to the sporoderm apertures and to the reserve compounds, mainly carbohydrates in the form of hydrolysable starch grains.

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ElectronsMagnoliopsidaBrazilFlowersPollenWaterWaterAntherHarmomegathyNutritional compoundsPollen germinationSporoderm

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