Parentage analysis of conservation translocations in the endangered, self-incompatible shrub Pseudoziziphus celata reveals reproductive constraints, variable survival and a case for genetics-driven conservation.

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BACKGROUND: Conservation translocations of imperilled plants with high genetic diversity are more viable, but the genetic composition of such populations is often unknown. Pseudoziziphus celata, a rare shrub native to central Florida, experiences mate limitation due to clonality, self-incompatibility and few mating types. An ex situ collection containing cross-compatible genotypes produced seedlings used for 12...

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