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Selection through female fitness helps to explain the maintenance of male flowers [PDF]
Andromonoecy, the production of both male and hermaphrodite flowers in the same individual, is a widespread phenomenon that occurs in approximately 4,000 species distributed in 33 families.
Rausher, M. D., Vallejo-Marin, M.,
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We studied the reproductive system of Capparis jacobinae Moric ex Eichler (Brassicaceae), based on controlled hand-pollination and observation of pollen tube growth made in a fluorescence microscope.
Luis Miguel Primo +1 more
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FLORAL SEX RATIOS IN ANDROMONOECIOUS UMBELLIFERAE [PDF]
SUMMARYThe distribution of hermaphrodite and male flowers was determined in the inflorescences of three andromonoecious species of Umbelliferae, Smyrnium olusatrum, Pastinaca sativa and Anthriscus sylvestris. Despite wide differences in the number of flowers produced per plant by the three species the floral ratio 4 male to 1 hermaphrodite was ...
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Inducing Sterility in Carolina Laurel Cherry Using Gamma Irradiation
Carolina laurel cherry (Prunus caroliniana) is native to the U.S. southeastern coastal plain from North Carolina westward to eastern Texas. The species has been planted extensively in the southeast as an ornamental tree or hedge.
John M. Ruter
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Development of a Cucumis sativus TILLinG platform for forward and reverse genetics. [PDF]
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family that includes more than 800 species. The cucumber genome has been recently sequenced and annotated.
Adnane Boualem +10 more
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Phylogeny and biogeography of the Canarian Solanum vespertilio and S. lidii (Solanaceae)
The endemic and rare Solanum vespertilio and S. lidii from the Canary Islands are notable in being andromonoecious, self compatible, highly heterandrous (with short >reward= anthers and one very long >pollination= anther), and bearing strongly ...
Gregory J. Anderson +4 more
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Summary Domestication and improvement are two important stages in crop evolution. Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important vegetable crop with wide phenotypic diversity in many horticultural traits, especially fruit size, flesh thickness and aroma, which are likely the results of long‐term extensive selection during its evolution.
Shi Liu +8 more
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Neotropical Piper species have bisexual flowers. Such reproductive trait is considered basal in this pantropical genus. However, neotropical species having unisexual (staminate) flowers along with bisexual ones have also been reported.
Milene Faria Vieira +1 more
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A taxonomic revision of Globba subsect. Nudae (Zingiberaceae)
Globba subsect. Nudae K.Larsen is revised. Seven species are recognised and three names are lectotypified. A key to the species and descriptions are provided. Three new species are described and illustrated: G. aranyaniae Sangvir. & M.F.Newman sp.
Sunisa Sangvirotjanapat +2 more
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