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Identification and mode of action of self-compatibility loci in Lolium perenne L.
Heredity - 1 Mar 2005
Thorogood D, Armstead I P, Turner L B, Humphreys M O, Hayward M D
Abstract excerpt
The two-locus gametophytic incompatibility system in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is not always fully effective: obligate selfing of plants sieves self-compatible pollen mutants, and self-fertility becomes fixed in subsequent generations. Self-compatibility (SC) was investigated in an F2 family. In vitro self-pollinations were analysed and recorded and plants were classified as being either partially or...
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