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Floral display size, conspecific density and florivory affect fruit set in natural populations of Phlox hirsuta, an endangered species.
Annals of botany - 1 Apr 2014
Ruane Lauren G, Rotzin Andrew T, Congleton Philip H
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Natural variation in fruit and seed set may be explained by factors that affect the composition of pollen grains on stigmas. Self-incompatible species require compatible outcross pollen grains to produce seeds. The siring success of outcross pollen grains, however, can be hindered if self (or other incompatible) pollen grains co-occur on stigmas. This study identifies factors that determine...
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