Role of rapid alkalinization factors (RALFs) in pollen tube growth in rice (IMAGE)

Pusan National University

Role of rapid alkalinization factors (RALFs) in pollen tube growth in rice

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Pusan National University researchers identified two RALF peptides, OsRALF17 and OsRALF19, in rice (Oryza sativa) and characterized their role in pollen tube germination and elongation, an essential process in rice fertilization.

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Yu-Jin Kim from Pusan National University

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