Preface Abbreviations 1. Introduction Part I. The Beginning: 2. The spore - beginning of the gametophytic phase 3. Physiology of spore germination 4. Cell determination and morphogenesis during germination 5. Biochemical cytology and biochemistry of germination Part II. Growth and Maturation: 6. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - the germ filament 7. Developmental physiology of gametophytes - induction of planar growth 8. Role of protein and nucleic acid synthesis in planar growth 9. Vegetative and reconstitutive growth of gametophytes Part III. Reproductive Strategies: 10. Control of differentiation of sex organs on gametophytes 11. Sexuality and genetics of gametophytes 12. Gametogenesis and fertilization 13. Apogamy - an alternate development program of gametophytes 14. Apospory - formation of gametophytes without meiosis References Author index Subject index.
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