embryo sac

Cytoembryological studying of triploid plants of maize

Structure peculiarity of embryo sacs and pollen of hybrid triploid plants in maize was investigated. It is shown first of all that triploid level of the studied plants is the bottom of abnormal gametophytes development. It is supposed that some specific changes can be caused by present of the parthenogenetic line AT-1 genome. This line was used as a pollinator by triploid plants creating.