Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 1989, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (04): 193-196.

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Experimental Reproductive Biology and Reproductive Cell Engineering of Plants: Now and Future

Yang Hong-yuan and Zhou Chang   

  1. (Department of Biology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072)
  • Online:1989-12-20 Published:1989-12-20

Abstract: Plant experimental reproductive biology as a new stage of experimental embryology is characterized by new manipulation level as well as multidisciplinal studies. Manipulation of pollen protoplasts, generative cells, sperms, embryo sacs and egg cells, in vitro intergametic fusion and gameto-somatic fusion are of main interest in current subjects. Based on the integration of experimental reproductive biology and gene engineering, a new field in biotechnology, namelthe reproductive cell engineering, shows broad prospects. The significance and contents of this field are outlined.