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chalazogamy [‚kal·ə′zäg·ə·mē]
(botany) A process of fertilization in which the pollen tube passes through the chalaza to reach the embryo sac. Chalazogamy growth of the pollen tube into the ovule not through the micropyle but through the tissue of the chalaza (the basal part of the ovule). The pollen tube usually grows inside the nucellus and then penetrates the embryo sac in the micropyle portion of the ovule, near the egg cell. Chalazogamy was first described in the Australian pine (Casuarina) in 1891 by the Dutch scientist M. Treub and in the birch, filbert, and alder in 1895 and 1899 by the Russian scientist S. G. Navashin. Subsequently, a number of other scientists described the phenomenon in other plants. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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