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Long-term study of a subdioecious Populus ×canescens family reveals sex lability of females and reproduction behaviour of cosexual plants.
Plant reproduction - 1 Mar 2020
Sabatti Maurizio, Gaudet Muriel, Müller Niels A, Kersten Birgit, Gaudiano Cosimo, Scarascia Mugnozza Giuseppe, Fladung Matthias, Beritognolo Isacco
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: Cosexual Populus ×canescens plants are inconstant females with life course plasticity of sex phenotype and can reproduce by selfing. Populus species are dioecious, but deviations from dioecy are reported in some cases. The objectives of this study were to investigate the phenotypic expression and the inheritance of subdioecy in a Populus ×canescens pedigree. The F1 progeny was monitored for sex...
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