Claim · model-written summary
Carpel fusion forms one ovary by Stage 9.
- Taxon
- Nicotiana benthamiana
Nicotiana benthamianat0 - Outcome
- carpel fusion forms a single ovary with a differentiating stigmae0
- Value
- Stage 9e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“By Stage 9, carpel fusion forms a single ovary with a differentiating stigma.”
t0“Nicotiana benthamiana”
Title
Floral ontogeny and development of the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana
Sandra Bretones; Teresa Barragán-Lozano; Salvador Núñez-Escánez; et al. Current Plant Biology 2026. doi:10.1016/j.cpb.2025.100578
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Fourteen floral stages extend from meristem initiation to anthesis.
- Observation Floral organs initiate and differentiate acropetally across four whorls.
- Observation Sepal primordia emerge at Stage 2.
- Observation Petal and stamen primordia emerge at Stages 4 and 5.
- Observation Two carpel primordia appear by Stage 6.
- Observation Petals and stamens expand while carpels remain unfused through Stages 6–8.
- Observation Petals and stamens elongate and calyx partly separates at Stages 11–12.
- Observation Anthesis occurs at Stage 14 when corolla lobes spread.
- Observation Male and female gametophytes develop in coordination.
- Observation Fruit develops from set through capsule maturation and dehiscence.