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Self-compatibility of 'Katy' apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is associated with pollen-part mutations.
Sexual plant reproduction - 1 Mar 2011
Wu Jun, Gu Chao, Du Yu-Hu, Wu Hua-Qing, Liu Wei-Sheng, Liu Ning, Lu Juan, Zhang Shao-Ling
Abstract excerpt
Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars originated in China display a typical S-RNase-based gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI). 'Katy', a natural self-compatible cultivar belonging to the European ecotype group, was used as a useful material for breeding new cultivars with high frequency of self-compatibility by hybridizing with Chinese native cultivars. In this work, the pollen-S genes (S-haplotype-specific...
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