younger microspores to grow up to the inducible
stages while factors are entering the locule. We also
analyzed the embryogenic response of short and longstyled
buds present in Cristal, a heterostylic cultivar.
Our results demonstrated that each floral morph
produced buds and anthers of different lengths, but
equally useful for anther culture, since similar
amounts of embryos were produced. The practical
application of these results may improve the efficiency
of anther culture not only in these cultivars,
but in others also presenting thick anther walls and
heterostyly.