Pollen and pistil features involved in the reproductive biology of the olive (Olea europaea L.)

XXVIII International Horticultural Congress on Science and Horticulture for People (IHC2010): International Symposium on Plant Physiology from Cell to Fruit Production System.The structural and cellular features involved in pollen-pistil interaction in the olive and how these features might affect the system of compatibility/incompatibility in this species have been studied in this work. We have paid special attention to establish the chronogram and the stages of the sexual reproductive cycle of the olive and to analyze the mature polleo and pistil features involved in pollen-pistil interaction.This work was supported by the "Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología de la Junta de Andalucía" and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (PEDER) in the frame of the Proyecto P06-AGR-01791 and Grupo de Investigación BI0283.Peer reviewe