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Genetic control of the operculum and capsule morphology of Eucalyptus globulus.
Annals of botany - 19 Jul 2022
Hernández Mariano A, Butler Jakob B, Ammitzboll Hans, Weller James L, Vaillancourt René E, Potts Brad M
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The petaline operculum that covers the inner whorls until anthesis and the woody capsule that develops after fertilization are reproductive structures of eucalypts that protect the flower and seeds. Although they are distinct organs, they both develop from flower buds and this common ontogeny suggests shared genetic control. In Eucalyptus globulus their morphology is variable and we aimed to...
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