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... Spring ephemeral plants that experience harsh environments have developed specific reproductive characteristics. These characteristics are of great importance to the survival and reproduction of these species, particularly for rare and endangered plants. Fritillaria is a genus consisting of spring ephemeral plants with significant medicinal and ornamental value whose wild resources are highly thre ...
... The goal of this study was to assess breeding systems, and inbreeding and outbreeding depression in four vegetation types in the Venezuelan central plains: forest, ecotone, savanna and disturbed areas. Such analysis allowed inferring how reproductive systems are influenced by the structure and complexity of the vegetation. This analysis was conducted considering the life form, successional stage, ...
dichogamy, etc ; Bridelia; dioecy; fly pollination; phenology; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Duodichogamy and multi-cycle dichogamy are rare forms of temporal separation of staminate and pistillate reproductive functions in angiosperms. We studied the floral phenology, breeding system and pollination of Bridelia retusa (L.) A.Juss. and Bridelia moonii Thwaites, with a particular focus on the alternation of sexual phases to determine variation in their dichogamy. Three dichogamy patterns w ...
dichogamy, etc ; Lonicera japonica; corolla; essential oils; females; germacrene; males; pistil; Uzbekistan; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Background. Identification of spectacular ornamental perennial lianas for urban landscaping in southern cities is important for modern urban greening programs. The aim of this work was to study flowering peculiarities of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.).Materials and methods. The target material was honeysuckle plants growing in the environments of Southern Uzbekistan. Observations ...
dichogamy, etc ; Juglans regia; budbreak; cultivars; gene banks; genotype; phenology; seeds; vegetative propagation; walnuts; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The old walnut (Juglans regia L.) genotype called “Esterhazy II” was well-known in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy before World War II, and it can still be found in the Austrian, German and Swiss backyard gardens today. Unfortunately, nowadays, vegetatively propagated progenies of the original “Esterhazy II” are not available anymore around the world because walnut grafting started later than this g ...
dichogamy, etc ; Juglans regia; cultivars; embryo sac; female flowers; females; flowering; genotype; megasporogenesis; morphogenesis; walnuts; Show all 11 Subjects
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... The morphological characteristics of female flowers and their parts in six walnut genotypes were described. The number of female flowers per inflorescence ranged from 1.9 to 2.7. The length and width of female flowers were 8.0–10.1 mm, and 3.4–3.8 mm, respectively. The average length and width of the ovule for all genotypes was 0.55 mm. The largest width of the ovule was 0.59 mm in the cultivar ‘S ...
... BACKGROUND: Lack of fitness costs has been reported for multiple herbicide resistance traits, but the underlying evolutionary mechanisms are not well understood. Compensatory evolution that ameliorates resistance costs, has been documented in bacteria and insects but rarely studied in weeds. Dicamba resistant IAA16 (G73N) mutated kochia was previously found to have high fecundity in the absence of ...
dichogamy, etc ; castration; chemotaxonomy; ecology; females; floral characteristics; flowers; gas chromatography; headspace analysis; males; mass spectrometry; odors; phase transition; pollinators; shrubs; trees; volatile organic compounds; Show all 17 Subjects
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... Floral scent is a highly complex and variable floral characteristic that is involved in pollinator attraction. One possible cause for variation in floral scent can be sexual identity of the flower. Here, we examine the floral scent bouquet of a synchronously dichogamous shrub, Canella winterana (L.) Gaertn.We used dynamic headspace extraction and gas chromatography – mass spectroscopy, followed by ...
dichogamy, etc ; Elaeis guineensis; abortion (plants); agricultural productivity; apples; applied ecology; crop production; employment; fruit quality; fruit set; global change; labor; land use change; pollen; pollination; pollinators; sex ratio; systematic review; Show all 18 Subjects
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... Global pollinator declines and land-use change can lead to pollination limitation with implications for agricultural productivity. Hand pollination is used in agricultural production as a technique to manually pollinate crops. But the prevalence of hand pollination, as well as benefits and costs, remain unknown. We systematically reviewed the literature for examples, methods, drivers, and economic ...
dichogamy, etc ; Campanula americana; flowers; habitats; herkogamy; mating systems; outcrossing; plasticity; pollen; pollination; pollinators; selfing; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Mixed mating and variation in outcrossing rate among populations of the same species are common. Outcrossing can be affected by pollinator activity and floral traits that facilitate or impede autonomous self‐fertilization. However, the relative contribution of pollen limitation and evolved differences in the ability to self‐fertilize to variation in the mating system is poorly understood and can o ...
dichogamy, etc ; Acer; androdioecy; dioecy; evolution; hybrids; monoecy; morphometry; parents; pollination; reproductive success; species diversity; surveys; unisexuality; Show all 14 Subjects
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... This study focuses on variation in reproductive systems in Acer (maple) species, and how Acer might be a useful genus for understanding floral morphology and the evolution of these highly variable systems. The goals were (1) to conduct a survey of reproductive characters in the genus Acer with an emphasis on floral morphometrics of A. ginnala Maxim., A. tataricum L., and the hybrid A. ginnala × ta ...
... In terms of pollination systems, umbellifers (plants of the carrot family, Apiaceae) are regarded as generalists, since their (usually dichogamous) flowers are visited by a wide range of insects representing several taxonomic orders. However, recent analyses of insect effectiveness revealed that these plants may be pollinated effectively by a narrow assemblage of insect visitors. Of particular int ...
dichogamy, etc ; Lophophora; adults; cacti and succulents; effective population size; flower morphology; fruit set; fruits; herkogamy; longevity; mortality; natural regeneration; outcrossing; ovules; pistil; pollen; pollination; pollinators; population structure; reproductive success; seed set; species recruitment; threatened species; tourism; Show all 24 Subjects
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... Threatened species frequently have a J-shaped population structure, which indicates a reduction in seed set and poor or nonexistent recruitment. Altered population structures may be due to disrupted demographic processes that result in low reproductive success or small population size. Peyote—Lophophora diffusa Croizat (Bravo)—is a rare, threatened cactus species that is subject to overexploitatio ...
... The benefits of self-fertilization can vary across environments, leading to selection for different reproductive strategies and influencing the evolution of floral traits. Although stressful conditions have been suggested to favour self-pollination, the role of climate as a driver of mating-system variation is generally not well understood. Here, we investigate the contributions of local climate t ...
dichogamy, etc ; Clarkia unguiculata; artificial selection; autogamy; drought; evolution; females; flowering date; gas exchange; greenhouse production; herkogamy; life history; mating systems; outcrossing; pollen; selfing; water use efficiency; Show all 17 Subjects
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... The evolution of selfing from outcrossing may be the most common transition in plant reproductive systems and is associated with a variety of ecological circumstances and life history strategies. The most widely discussed explanation for these associations is the reproductive assurance hypothesis – the proposition that selfing is favoured because it increases female fitness when outcross pollen re ...
... Reproduction is key to determine the success of “winner” species. Plants that have an autogamous reproductive system to ensure their reproduction, but which maintain the possibility of cross-pollination, are the most flexible. Here, we aimed at understanding how those mechanisms occur in Sida cordifolia, an introduced pantropical weed. We recorded self-pollination mechanisms, monitored flower anth ...
... Iris sangumea Dorm ex Horn. is a perennial cold-tolerant herbs of the Iris genus of Iridaceae, which has a well-formed, bright color and adaptability. Through understanding the flower bud differentiation, Sporogenesis, gametogenesis, fertilization and embryogenesis of I. sangumea, we developed flowering regulation and control breeding. I. sangumea flower bud differentiation was observed in April f ...
... BACKGROUND: Lilium callosum is native to Taiwan, but little is known about it since it has been considered extinct since 1915. After the rediscovery of this rare species after a fire in 2011 in Tunghsiao Township, intensive work has been conducted to count the number in the wild population, to develop a conservation strategy, and to understand its reproductive characteristics and even economic pot ...
... Hazelnuts (Corylus avellana) are monoecious, wind-pollinated, and self-incompatible, which guarantees cross-pollination and genetic diversity. Also, they are dichogamous, and in many locations male flowers open earlier than female flowers. Pollination starts with catkin elongation, differentiation of anthers, and release of pollen, which spreads with wind. Flowering can happen in late fall through ...
dichogamy, etc ; pollination; morphs; photographs; corolla; evolution; lips; pollinators; models; flora; bees; pistil; color; progeny; Angiospermae; case studies; pollen; hairs; Alps region; Show all 19 Subjects
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... Many melittophilous flowers display yellow and UV-absorbing floral guides that resemble the most common colour of pollen and anthers. The yellow coloured anthers and pollen and the similarly coloured flower guides are described as key features of a pollen and stamen mimicry system. In this study, we investigated the entire angiosperm flora of the Alps with regard to visually displayed pollen and f ...