Educational Links:
Introductory level:
An explanation of sexual reproduction in plants for kids
link
Intermediate level:
Overview:
FLOWERING PLANT REPRODUCTION: Flower Structure
FLOWERING PLANT REPRODUCTION: Fertilization and Fruits
Detailed sites:
Pollination Adaptations
Flower Morphology
Honeybee Biology
Fruit Growth and Ripening
Seeds and Fruits
Seeds and Seed Germination
Flower Structure
Pollen and Embryo Sac
PDF version of much of the above
Advanced level:
Microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis in
Lilium
- from meiosis to pollen development
Megasporogenesis and microgametogenesis in
Lilium
- from meiosis to egg formation and fertilization
Three classical papers on double fertilization
- historical literature from ~100 years ago
In vitro Befruchtung mit isolierten Gameten von Angiospermen
- In vitro fertilization with isolated gametes of angiosperms (in German)
Central cell fertilization and endosperm development in vitro
- test tube endosperm