The tissue of the pistil acts as a physical and chemical interface between male and female gametophytes, from the stigma surface at pollen germination until successful fertilisation (Heslop-Harrison 1975; Hiscock and Allen 2008).
The tissue of the pistil acts as a physical and chemical interfacebetween male and female gametophytes, from the stigmasurface at pollen germination until successful fertilisation(Heslop-Harrison 1975; Hiscock and Allen 2008).