Flavonols improve thermotolerance in tomato pollen during germination and tube elongation by maintaining ROS homeostasis.
Anthony E PostiglioneAllison M DelangeMohammad Foteh AliEric Y WangMaarten HoubenStacy L HahnMaleana G KhouryColleen M RoarkMolly DavisRobert W ReidJames B PeaseAnn E LoraineGloria K MudayPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)
Flavonol antioxidants reduce the negative impacts of elevated temperatures on pollen performance by reducing levels of heat induced reactive oxygen species and modulation of heat-induced changes in the pollen transcriptome.