This manuscript describes an in vitro ovule cultivation method that enables live-cell imaging of Arabidopsis zygotes and embryos. This method is utilized to visualize the intracellular dynamics during zygote polarization and the cell fate specification in developing embryos.
Kurihara, D., Kimata, Y., Higashiyama, T., Ueda, M. In Vitro Ovule Cultivation for Live-cell Imaging of Zygote Polarization and Embryo Patterning in Arabidopsis thaliana. J. Vis. Exp. (127), e55975, doi:10.3791/55975 (2017).