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Malformation of gynoecia impedes fertilisation in bud-flowering Calluna vulgaris.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Jan 2013
Behrend A, Borchert T, Müller A, Tänzer J, Hohe A
Abstract excerpt
In Calluna vulgaris, a common bedding plant during autumn in the northern hemisphere, the bud-blooming mutation of flower morphology is of high economic importance. Breeding of new bud-blooming cultivars suffers from poor seed set in some of the desirable bud-flowering crossing partners. In the current study, fertilisation and seed development in genotypes with good or poor seed set were monitored in detail in...
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