microsporogenesisn.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌspɒrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌspɔroʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ Botany.
The process of formation of microspores.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > spore or sporule > [noun] > type of > microspore or microsporange > development of
microsporogenesis1904
1904 Proc. Washington Acad. Sci. 6 17 (heading) Microsporogenesis.
1925 Amer. Naturalist 59 368 Some apparently significant differences in cross-over percentage in microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis in maize.
1946 Nature 12 Oct. 520/1 In the microsporogenesis of buckwheat autotetraploids during the first metaphase of meiosis only very rarely were exclusively quadrivalents observed.
1961 Developmental Biol. 3 241 Microsporogenesis in the higher plants offers an opportunity for analyzing various stages of differentiation within the essentially closed system afforded by the microsporocyte.
1995 Plant Growth Regulation 16 19 The endogenous content of free, conjugated and bound polyamines was analyzed during 30 days of pollen evolution, in both developmental pathways (microsporogenesis and androgenesis).
Derivatives
ˌmicroˌsporogeˈnetic adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > spore or sporule > [adjective] > of or having other types of spore
archesporial1882
monosporiferous1892
monospore1931
monosporous1947
microsporogenetic1973
1973 Nature 6 July 35/2 The cold treatment slowed down the microsporogenesis considerably, enabling the microsporogenetic stages to be clearly recognized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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