9 Cytoplasmic Male Sterilities and Mitochondrial Gene Mutations in Plants

Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 31: Plant Mitochondria
Françoise Budar

Françoise Budar

Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, route de Saint Cyr, Versailles cedex, 78026 France

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Richard Berthomé

Richard Berthomé

Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, route de Saint Cyr, Versailles cedex, 78026 France

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First published: 19 April 2018
This article was originally published in 2007 in Plant Mitochondria, Volume 31 (ISBN 9781405149396) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by David C. Logan. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.

Abstract

The sections in this article are

  • Introduction
  • The Identification and Characteristics of CMS Genes
  • Current Hypotheses Concerning Sterility Mechanisms and the Role of Mitochondria in Plant Reproduction
  • The Restoration of Fertility by Nuclear Genes
  • Restorers as PPR Proteins, Biochemical and Evolutionary Implications
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Acknowledgements

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