Different Flowering Strategies Ensure Reproductive Success in Two Coexisting Self‐Incompatible Orchids [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionOrchids have evolved diverse reproductive strategies to overcome pollinator limitation and pollen discounting from geitonogamy, particularly in self‐incompatible species. This study compares two coexisting, self‐incompatible orchids (Pholidota articulata
Shi‐Mao Wu +4 more
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Preventing self-fertilization: Insights from Ziziphus species [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 The fitness of self-progeny individuals is inferior to that of their outcrossed counterparts, resulting in a reduction in a plant population’s ability to survive and reproduce.
Noemi Tel-Zur
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The influence of self-pollen deposition on female reproductive success in a self-incompatible plant, Akebia quinata [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Geitonogamy is inevitable in hermaphrodite and monecious. Even for self-incompatible species, the negative effects of self-pollen are unavoidable when geitonogamous or self-mating occurs.
Chun-Hui Wang +4 more
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Evaluating Self-Pollination Methods: Their Impact on Nut Set and Nutlet Abscission in Macadamia [PDF]
PlantsNut set is an important determinant of yield and plays a pivotal role in orchard profitability. The complex process of nut setting is governed by numerous factors, with pollination being a critical mechanism.
Palakdeep Kaur +4 more
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Pollination Ecology, Breeding System, and Conservation of Butia lallemantii Deble & Marchiori (Arecaceae): A Useful Dwarf Palm Tree from the Pampa [PDF]
PlantsThe Dwarf Palm, Butia lallemantii Deble & Marchiori, is an endangered species endemic to the Pampa biome and typically grows in sandy and rocky soils.
Oscar Perdomo +2 more
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Reproductive Success Beyond Pollinators: Microhabitat Effects and Pollen Dynamics in Epipactis bugacensis, a Traditionally Obligately Autogamous Orchid [PDF]
PlantsOrchid pollination is traditionally considered to rely on intact pollinarium transfer by animal vectors. Species lacking a functional viscidium are generally classified as obligately autogamous.
János György Nagy +8 more
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Untangling the reproductive puzzle: how floral traits, pollinator behavior, and breeding strategy shape reproductive success in the Himalayan medicinal herb Phytolacca acinosa Roxb [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceUnderstanding the reproductive ecology of plants is crucial for devising strategies for their sustainable utilization and effective conservation.
Junaid A. Magray +5 more
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Flower traits and breeding system of Rhododendron platypodum diels, an endangered plant species in China. [PDF]
PLoS ONERhododendron platypodum Diels is an endangered ornamental plant distributed in the high-elevation subtropical regions of China. Known as one of the "queen flower", its population is restricted to three sites in China, with only few individuals.
Chaoying Wang, Yingzan Xie, Lihui Ma
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Mapping quantitative trait loci associated with self-(in)compatibility in goji berries (Lycium barbarum) [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Goji (Lycium barbarum L.) is a perennial deciduous shrub widely distributed in arid and semiarid regions of Northwest China. It is highly valued for its medicinal and functional properties.
Cuiping Wang +7 more
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The ethics of theft: Reevaluating the impacts of floral larceny on plant reproductive success [PDF]
Plant DiversityPlants and their interaction partners offer unparalleled views of evolutionary ecology. Nectar larceny, entailing nectar extraction without pollinating, is thought to be an example of a harmful, antagonistic behavior, but the precise consequences of ...
Jin-Ru Zhong +8 more
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