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24 <strong>Histopathology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Seed</strong>-<strong>Borne</strong> <strong>Infections</strong>ptoimiinuesptptABpnuecpmsyncwfasnusnssnptdpCptDEFIGURE 2.8 Course <strong>of</strong> pollen tube in ovule and embryo sac and the transfer <strong>of</strong> sperms. A,Ls ovule showing pollen tube entry through micropyle (porogamy). B, Ls ovule showingpollen tube traversing along the raphe bundle and entering nucellus through the chalazal endand the embryo sac at the micropylar end (chalazogamy). C to E, Entry <strong>of</strong> pollen tube intoone <strong>of</strong> the synergids (C), release <strong>of</strong> its contents into the synergid (D), and subsequentmovement <strong>of</strong> the two male gametes toward the egg and central cell. (Abbreviations: cw, cellwall; ec, egg cell; es, embryo sac; fa, filiform apparatus; ii, inner integument; m, micropyle;nu, nucellus; oi, outer integument; p, pore; pm, plasma membrane; pnu, polar nuclei; pt,pollen tube; ptd, pollen tube discharge; s, sperm; sn, sperm nuclei; snu, secondary nucleus;syn, synergid.) (C to E, From Jensen, W.A. 1973. Bioscience 23: 21–27. With permission.)

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