Question: I would like to understand the internal workings that cause a tree to produce pollen. Is there a hormone that …
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I would like to understand the internal workings that cause a tree to produce pollen. Is there a hormone that is up/down regulated that starts this part of their life cycle? Much google scholar/wiki searching has come up short. Seen in Red Cedar and Live Oak. Thanks!
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Dear dentalstudent, good morning. Here are a couple of articles that may supply some of the information you are seeking. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498206/. 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2708932/. The latter one discusses the importance of cell signaling and has some additional references that may be of use. Happy reading.
