As nouns the difference between microspore and microsporocyte. is that microspore is (botany) smaller of the two spores produced by plants, compare megaspore while microsporocyte is a cell that produces four microspores during meiosis.

What is a Microsporocyte?

microsporocyte. [ mī′krə-spôr′ə-sīt′ ] A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis. Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell.

Are Microsporocyte haploid or diploid?

These tissues are composed of microsporocytes, which are diploid cells capable of undergoing meiosis to form a tetrad (four joined cells) of haploid microspores. The microspores become pollen grains and may eventually separate.