Chalazogamy - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition chalazogamy

Definition :

A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza instead of entering through the micropyle It was originally discovered by Treub in Casuarina and has since been found to occur regularly in the families Betulaceaelig and Juglandaceaelig Partial chalazogamy is found in Ulmus the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle