The study demonstrates extensive variation in floral scent among populations of a geographically widespread species, Arabis alpina.
Tag - selfing syndrome
Fi Gennu
Mixed mating after the loss of self-incompatibility in a long-living perennial herb
Flowering plants display an extensive range of adaptive floral forms, which are often correlated with their mating systems. The maintenance of contrasting strategies such as those adopted by obligate outcrossers...
botanyone
Floral integration is more related to mating than pollination system
Almost 60 years ago, Berg proposed that floral integration and pollination system should be associated as a consequence of the selective pressures promoting successful cross-pollination. Evidence, however, suggests...
Acidic alpha-galactosidase in tobacco floral nectar
Most floral nectar proteins (nectarins) are reported to function in nectar defence, particularly for insect-pollinated outcrossing species. Zha et al. compare nectarin composition in selfing common tobacco (CT;...
