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Phenotypic characterization and genetic analysis of a partially female-sterile mutant in Brassica napus.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Apr 2012
Li Chun-Hong, Fu San-Xiong, Chen Xin-Jun, Qi Cun-Kou
Abstract excerpt
mfs is a partially female-sterile Brassica napus mutant derived from a spontaneous mutation. When the mutant is crossed as a female, very poor seed set is obtained, whereas it is fertile as a pollen donor. The floret of the mutant consisted of almost equal-length stamens, a short pistil, a flat style and ovary, and the stigma was chapped. Measures of pollen viability and pollen tube growth in vitro indicated that...
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