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Evidence for inbreeding depression in the tree Robinia pseudoacacia L. (Fabaceae).
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 4 Dec 2013
Yuan C Q, Li Y F, Wang L, Zhao K Q, Hu R Y, Sun P, Sun Y H, Li Y, Gu W X, Zhou Z Y
Abstract excerpt
The magnitude of inbreeding depression within populations is important for the evolution and maintenance of mixed mating systems. However, data are sparse on the magnitude of inbreeding depression in Robinia pseudoacacia. In this study, we compared differences in the mature seed set per fruit, seed mass, germination success, and seedling growth between self- and cross-pollination treatments and estimated the...
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