Mutation of TaPOD8 triggers haploid induction through a reactive oxygen species burst in wheat
Luhui Wang , Yan Zhang , Chenxu Zhao , Gaohui Qu , Jixin Zhao , Changyou Wang , Pingchuan Deng , Xinlun Liu , Chunhuan Chen , Wanquan Ji
Plant Physiology
Abstract
The wheat gene Peroxidase 8 is vital for gametogenesis and sexual reproduction, and tapod8 mutants can induce paternal haploid formation in wheat by premature reactive oxygen species bursts.