Figure 7From: Pollen development in Annona cherimola Mill. (Annonaceae). Implications for the evolution of aggregated pollenTapetum degeneration in Annona cherimola. (A) Pollen mother cells in Prophase I and an active tapetum. (B) Dyad phase in enlarged tapetal chambers. (C) Anther, 4 days before anthesis, showing bicellular pollen and degenerated tapetum, with nuclei displaying elongated shapes and chromatin condensation. (D) Tapetum has disappeared in anthers of flowers at the female stage showing mature pollen. Longitudinal 5 Ī¼m resin sections stained with DAPI. Bar = 20 Ī¼m.Back to article page