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Crossing possibility for breeding promising orange-fleshed sweetpotato genotypes in Benin

Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2023
Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a sustainable and inexpensive source of vitamin A that contributes to food and nutritional security in developing countries.
Fernand Silvère Sohindji, Florent J.-B. Quenum, Nicodème V. Fassinou-Hotegni, Adechina Adékounlé Oke, Charlotte O. A. Adje, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako   +5 more
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Pollen-Pistil Interaction in Response to Pollination Variants in Subtropical Japanese Plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) Varieties

Plants, 2022
The Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) is a fruit tree globally cultivated in temperate regions of the world. Its floral biology and yield are affected by several factors, with issues related to self- and cross- (in) compatibility among varieties ...
Ankit Dongariyal, Dinesh Chandra Dimri, Pradeep Kumar, Ashok Choudhary, Priynka Kumari Jat, Boris Basile, Alessandro Mataffo, Giandomenico Corrado, Akath Singh   +8 more
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Effects of honeybee pollination and other insect pollinators on increasing the seed yield and germination capacity of carrot (Daucus Carota L.) in the central highlands of Ethiopia

BMC Plant Biology
The main objective of this study was to assess the effects of honeybee pollination and other insect pollinators on the seed yield and germination capacity of the Daucus carota variety Haramaya I in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia for two consecutive ...
Tura Bareke, Tadele Alemu, Admassu Addi, Ousman Yimer, Dhaba Mengesha   +4 more
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Plant Population Effect on Open-Pollinated Corn

, 2001
As seed technology fees rise, use restrictions tighten and market options narrow, more organic and conventional producers are re-examining open-pollinated seed corn. These producers need to have more information about how to manage open-pollinated corn.
Delate, Kathleen, Lamkey, Kendall, Burcham, Robert   +2 more
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Preliminary evaluation of pollen quality, fertility relations and fruit set of selected sour cherry cultivars in polish conditions

Acta Agrobotanica, 2012
Preliminary experiments were carried out in spring 2006. The percentage of fruit set of 'Schattenmorelle IR-2', 'Koral', 'Debreceni Bötermö', 'újfefértói Fürtos' and 'Karneol' was higher after open pollination compared with self-pollination. The cultivar
Ewa Szpadzik, Ewa Jadczuk-Tobjasz, Barbara Łotocka   +2 more
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The role of artificial pollination and pollen effect on ear development and kernel structure of different maize genotypes

Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2015
Pollen effect is important on several kernel traits in maize breeding and may vary under different pollination treatments. Our objectives in this study were i) to evaluate the effects of pollination treatments that are commonly used in maize breeding, on
Fatih Kahrıman, Cem Ömer Egesel, Tuncay Aydın, Selinnur Subaşı   +3 more
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UNUSUAL GROWTH OF POLLEN TUBES IN THE OVARY OF QUINCE (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2017
This paper presents the results of a three-year research (2010–2012) of unusual growth of pollen tubes in the ovary in eight cultivars of quince in two pollination variants (self-pollination and open-pollination). Unusual behavior of pollen tubes growth
Aleksandar Radović, Dragan Nikolić, Radosav Cerović, Dragan Milatović, Boban Đorđević, Gordan Zec   +5 more
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Effect of gradual pollen presentation on pollination efficiency and reproduction of Vaccinium corymbosum Berkeley in two habitats

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
IntroductionGradual pollen presentation is a reproductive strategy for plants to improve the efficiency and accuracy of pollen export and acceptance as well as to promote outcrossing.
Ke Xin Sun, Yan Jia Zhang, Chun Zhi Zhou, Shan Lin Yang, Hui Xin Jiang, Rong Rong Cui   +5 more
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Inbreeding depression for seed germination and seedling vigor in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.)

Folia Horticulturae, 2014
Experiments leading to the procurement of subsequent inbred generations were conducted in the years 2006- 2013. Seeds obtained from open pollination and after self-pollination of four strawberry cultivars (Teresa, Senga Sengana, Kent and Chandler) and ...
Kaczmarska Elżbieta, Gawroński Jacek, Dyduch-Siemińska Magdalena, Szypiło Piotr, Szafrańska Bożena   +4 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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