Reproductive biology and conservation status of Leopoldia mira, Muscari sandrasicum and M. serpentinicum (Asparagaceae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalLeopoldia mira, Muscari sandrasicum and M. serpentinicum are endemic grape hyacinth species restricted to serpentinous and calcareous habitats in south-western Anatolia, Türkiye.
Okan Çon, Mehmet Çiçek
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A primary study of breeding system of Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa has been used as a windbreak and for soil conservation and water retention. Previous studies focused on pharmacological effects and extraction of chemical components in this species, and very few explored the breeding system.
Feng Wang +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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Is there a hybridization barrier between Gentiana lutea color morphs? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 In Gentiana lutea two varieties are described: G. lutea var. aurantiaca with orange corolla colors and G. lutea var. lutea with yellow corolla colors. Both color varieties co-occur in NW Spain, and pollinators select flower color in this species.
María Losada +5 more
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Effect of Crown Layers on Reproductive Effort and Success in Andromonoecious Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Camb.) Hook (Sapindaceae) in a Temperate Forest of Garhwal Himalaya [PDF]
PlantsThe andromonoecy is an unusual sex expression in trees in which an individual plant bears both functionally staminate and hermaphrodite flowers on the inflorescences.
Priya Pradhan +7 more
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Floral biology and pollination ecology of Desmos chinensis (Annonaceae): assessing the efficacy of floral synchrony for promoting xenogamy [PDF]
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PLANT SCIENCES, 2015 published_or_final_versio
Pang, CC, Saunders, RMK
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The Mating System of the Wild-to-Domesticated Complex of Gossypium hirsutum L. Is Mixed [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 The domestication syndrome of many plants includes changes in their mating systems. The evolution of the latter is shaped by ecological and genetic factors that are particular to an area.
Rebeca Velázquez-López +7 more
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Simultaneous movement of style and stamen set during anthesis in Etlingera elatior (Zingiberaceae) [PDF]
Rodriguésia, 2023 Etlingera is a genus of the family Zingiberaceae that is native to tropical Asia. Many species are economically important as a source of food, spices, medicines, and ornamental plants. This study aims to elucidate the floral morphology of E.
Jéssica Tamara Laet Abreu +4 more
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Pollen Production of Selected Grass Species in Russia and India at the Levels of Anther, Flower and Inflorescence [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Grasses produce large amounts of pollen and are among the main causes of pollen allergy worldwide. Quantification of the roles of individual grass species in airborne pollen is an important task, because morphologically indistinguishable pollen grains of
Elena Severova +5 more
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Reproductive biology of the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas in its center of origin [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 In this work, we studied the main characteristics of flowering, reproductive system and diversity of pollinators for the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas (L.) in a site of tropical southeastern Mexico, within its center of origin. The plants were monoecious
Manuel Rincón-Rabanales +5 more
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