Scientists reveal how Serapias orchids ensure their cross-pollination through a special flower morphology interacting with pollinators in a particular manner, without the need for pollen masses changes as in many other...
Tag - Breeding system
Renata Cantoro
With hundreds of thousands of flowers, macadamia can be limited by not getting enough pollen
This study is the first to demonstrate pollen limitation in a mass-flowering tree.
Fi Gennu
Plant breeding systems on the remote oceanic island of Pohnpei
How do the breeding systems of recent colonizing and long established plant species vary on a remote oceanic island?
William Salter
Cockroaches the main pollinator of a rare Chinese flower
The phenomenon, though rare, may be ancient.
Erin Zimmerman
Scent and nectar rhythms of an African orchid are timed for its pollinator
Pollinator foraging and orchid scent and nectar availability both peak at dusk.
How do plant hybrids aid invasions?
There’s a common belief that hybridization of plants can aid invasions through adaptive introgression. This is where a hybrid breeds with one of its parent species, so that the parent species eventually adopts a new...
Floral morphogenesis in Camptotheca
Camptotheca is endemic to China and there are limited data about the breeding system and morphogenesis of the flowers. Camptotheca is thought to be related to Nyssa and Davidia in Nyssaceae, which has sometimes been...
botanyone
Breeding system and pollination of two related bamboo species
The characteristics of the breeding systems of woody bamboo species are not well defined, although this knowledge is important for research on the genetic improvement and conservation of bamboo forests. A recent study...
AoBPLANTS
Reproductive traits affect the rescue of valuable and endangered multipurpose tropical trees
Conservation strategies are urgently needed for widely used tree species. Increasing numbers of species are threatened by overexploitation and their recovery might be poor due to low reproductive success and poor...
Breeding system diversification and evolution in Poa
Species of Poa show an exceptional diversity in breeding systems represented by the occurrence of hermaphroditism to dioecism, with gynomonoecy very frequent among species in South America. Giussani et al. contribute to...
Outcrossing rate of clonal Comarum palustre
Genetic diversity, and the effect of clone distribution, structure and size on the mating of bee-pollinated marsh cinquefoil, Comarum palustre (Rosaceae)
Chamaecrista flexuosa: a possible case of atypical enantiostyly
An investigation of reproductive biology and the presence of deviations from the enantistylous standard form in Chamaecrista flexuosa (Fabaceae).
Chloraea membranacea, an orchid with a sweet smell and no reward
Floral features, pollination biology and breeding system of Chloraea membranacea Lindl. (Orchidaceae: Chloraeinae) has moved into free access, along with the rest of the December 2012 issue of Annals of Botany. This...
Alun Salt
Pollination biology of a Chloraeinae orchid
The pollination biology of very few Chloraeinae orchids has been studied to date, and little is known about pollinator behaviour. Sanguinetti et al. study the floral features, breeding system and pollinator behaviour in...
