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Pollen-Mediated Movement of Herbicide Resistance Genes in Lolium rigidum. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The transfer of herbicide resistance genes by pollen is a major concern in cross-pollinated species such as annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum). A two-year study was conducted in the greenhouse, under favorable conditions for pollination, to generate ...
Iñigo Loureiro, María-Concepción Escorial, María-Cristina Chueca   +2 more
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Role of insects in the pollination of Acacia nigrescens (Fabaceae) [PDF]

, 2006
We examined pollination biology of Acacia nigrescens Oliver, flowering at the end of the dry season in Kruger National Park, South Africa. A. nigrescens produces small quantities of concentrated nectar, and has abundant pollen resources available to ...
S.W. Nicolson, Fleming, P.A., Nicolson, S.W., Nicolson, Sue W., P.A. Fleming, S.D. Hofmeyr, Hofmeyr, S.D., Fleming, Patricia A.   +7 more
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Cross-and self-pollination to evaluate the yield characteristics in F3 melon (Cucumis melo L.) inbred lines [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade)
This study aims to determine the percentage of pollination of a combination of cross-pollination and self-pollination in several melon inbred lines and to determine the yield character of the combination of cross-pollination and self-pollination in F3 ...
Mubarok Amrul, Yulianah Izmi, Rahmi Ardiarini Noer, Roviq Mochammad, Latif Adiredjo Afifuddin   +4 more
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Dependence on Cross-Pollination in Macadamia and Challenges for Orchard Management

, 2020
Cross-pollination is essential for the reproduction of self-incompatible plants and it improves the yield and fruit quality of some self-compatible plants.
Wiebke Kämper, Helen M. Wallace, Trueman, Stephen J, Ogbourne, Steven M., Stephen J. Trueman, Steven M. Ogbourne, Kämper, Wiebke, Wallace, Helen M.   +7 more
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Typology in pollination biology: lessons from an historical critique [PDF]

, 2011
Typological schemes that describe putative floral adaptations for pollinators have played a central role in pollination biology. In 1882 the prominent German botanist and Darwinist Hermann Müller commented critically on a precursor of modern versions of ...
Ollerton, Jeff, Andreas Erhardt, Waser, Nickolas M., Jeff Ollerton, Waser, Nickolas M, Erhardt, Andreas, Nickolas Waser   +6 more
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Self-Incompatibility of Camellia weiningensis Y.K. Li.

Horticulturae, 2022
This study compared the pollen tube growth, fruit setting, and seed setting characteristics of Camellia weiningensis Y.K. Li. under self- and cross-pollination to identify its self-incompatibility characteristics and types. C.
Chao Gao, Hongli Wei, Jie Qiu, Li Long, Lu Yang   +4 more
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Microscopic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Pollination Processes in Self-Incompatible Taraxacum koksaghyz

Plants, 2021
The transition of the Russian dandelion Taraxacum koksaghyz (Asteraceae) to a profitable, alternative crop producing natural rubber and inulin requires the optimization of several agronomic traits, cultivation conditions and harvesting procedures to ...
Tassilo Erik Wollenweber, Nicole van Deenen, Kai-Uwe Roelfs, Dirk Prüfer, Christian Schulze Gronover   +4 more
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Productivity and commercial classification of pitaya in orchard with pollination

Revista Agrogeoambiental
Information related to the productivity and classification of pitaya allows the assessment of the need and planning of orchard pollination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the productivity and commercial classification of the pitaya ...
Cíntia Gonçalves Sena, Deilson de Almeida Alves, Maria do Céu Monteiro Cruz, Núbia Cassiana Santos, João Esdras Lima, Amanda Gonçalves Guimarães   +5 more
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Synergistic effect of naphthalene acetic acid and salicylic acid on the growth and tolerance mechanism of cucumber under salt stress

Scientific Reports
High soil salinity significantly hampers plant growth and crop yield by disrupting metabolic functions and causing oxidative, osmotic, and ionic stress. This study investigated the combined effects of naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and salicylic acid (SA)
Esraa Mohamed, Sayed Hussein Abdelgalil, Mohamed Omar Kaseb, Islam I. Teiba, Sobhi F. Lamlom, Ahmed M. Abdelghany, Diaa Abd El-Moneim, Mohamed E. Shalaby   +7 more
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Floral Biology and pollination requirements of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2014
This study aimed to investigate the floral biology and pollination requirements of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), cultivar CNPA G2. The study was carried out at Barbalha, State of Ceará, and consisted of two phases: floral biology and pollination ...
Patrícia Barreto de Andrade, Breno Magalhães Freitas, Epifânica Emanuela de Macêdo Rocha, José Antônio de Lima, Leonardo Lopes Rufino   +4 more
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