Effects of continuous variation in vertical and lateral herkogamy on reproductive success in Euphorbia fischeriana (Euphorbiaceae) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Continuous variation in herkogamy has been well reported, however, less attention has been paid to the phenomena that the consecutive expression of two types of herkogamy in the same flower.
Hou Qin-Zheng
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Does the occurence of homostyly necessarily accompany the breakdown of heteromorphic incompatibility system? [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionHeterostyly is a genetic polymorphism that facilitates precise pollen transfer through reciprocal herkogamy. The loss or variation of reciprocal herkogamy is usually accompanied by the breakdown of heteromorphic incompatibility system ...
Jing Zhao +4 more
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Evolution of Autonomous Selfing in Marginal Habitats: Spatiotemporal Variation in the Floral Traits of the Distylous Primula wannanensis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Outcrossing plant species are more likely to exhibit autonomous selfing in marginal habitats to ensure reproduction under conditions of limited pollinator and/or mate availability.
Wei Zhang +8 more
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Investigating morphological and biological reproductive traits in self-fertile and -infertile macadamia cultivars [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologySelf-fertility is a commercially valuable trait in crop species, enabling fruit set without reliance on pollinators or external pollinisers. In macadamia, most cultivars are self-infertile, though some can produce nuts with self-pollen.
Palakdeep Kaur +4 more
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The interplay between climatic niche evolution, polyploidy and reproductive traits explains plant speciation in the Mediterranean Basin: a case study in Centaurium (Gentianaceae) [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceSpeciation and diversification patterns in angiosperms are frequently shaped by niche evolution. Centaurium Hill is a Mediterranean genus with ca. 25 species, of which 60% are polyploids (tetra- and hexaploids), distributed mainly in the Mediterranean ...
Ana Valdés-Florido +11 more
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Can ploidy changes propel the evolution of allogamy in a selfing species complex? [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The transition to self-fertilization has occurred repeatedly across diverse plant groups, and the evolutionary consequences of selfing typically suggest that a shift toward outcrossing is unlikely.
Ana García-Muñoz +11 more
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Transcriptome analysis revealed the potential molecular mechanism of style bending movement in passion fruit (Passiflora Edulis Sims) [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyPassion fruit has a difficult natural fruiting process and low yield due to its approach herkogamy. Understanding the molecular mechanism of passion fruit style bending is crucial as it enhances pollination efficiency by optimizing stigma-anther ...
Ling Gao +9 more
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the C2H2-zinc finger transcription factor gene family and screening of candidate genes involved in floral development in Coptis teeta Wall. (Ranunculaceae) [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsBackground: C2H2-zinc finger transcription factors comprise one of the largest and most diverse gene superfamilies and are involved in the transcriptional regulation of flowering. Although a large number of C2H2 zinc-finger proteins (C2H2-ZFPs) have been
Shao-Feng Duan +9 more
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The sexual reproductive strategy in clonal Scopolia carniolica is based on obligatory cross-pollination and self-incompatibility [PDF]
Scientific ReportsUnderstanding the reproductive biology and breeding system of rare species is crucial for effective conservation. We examined floral biology, assessed the true pollinators, and investigated the reproductive effect of six pollination treatments ...
Karolina Tymoszuk-Rydzewska +3 more
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New QTLs involved in the control of stigma position in tomato [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Tomato mating systems were strongly affected by domestication events. Mutations disrupting self-incompatibility paralleled by changes retracting the stigma position (SP) within the staminal cone conferred strict autogamy and self-fertility to ...
Alessandro Riccini +12 more
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