At 5:23 PM 11/15/96 -0800, Ping Li wrote:
>Hi, I am a graduate student, and would like to have your support in
>searching for following information:
>2) What controls the initiation timing of different flower parts in
>floral development? and how?
Ping Li,
I am not sure what stage in development you are looking for.
Between 1975 and 1993 several graduate students and I published
articles on growth of flower parts in Gaillardia and Ipomoea.
These articles deal with plant growth regulators and how the
growth of flower parts leads to the 3-D display of parts to
achieve pollination.
Studies on earlier "initiation" processes are underway in a
range of labs. Some, such as Elizabeth Lord's group, are
working on modeling early growth. Others are dealing with it
at a genetic level (all the stuff on Arabidopsis homeotic
mutants) such as apetala and many others.
>3) What controls developmental timing during the development of pistil
>and/or stamen? and how?
>>I will appreciate it very much if you can teach me where I can find those
>infomation, and/or give me some of your thoughts or hypotheses on those
>questions. Your information is important to me, and your help will be
>greatly appreciated. Thank you!
A good start would be to look at Richard Greyson's book on flower
development. It is excellent and should get you focused on literature
for your exact topic of interest very quickly. I recommend his
book highly for anyone interested in developmental botany!
ross
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