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Differential Pollen-Tube Growth Rates and Nonrandom Fertilization in Hibiscus moscheutos (Malvaceae)
Author(s): A. A. Snow and T. P. Spira
Month: Oct
Year: 1991
Journal: American Journal of Botany
Volume: 78
Issue: 10
Pages: 1419-1426
Article Topic(s): Pollination, Seed increase
Research Setting(s): Greenhouse
Species Referenced: Hibiscus moscheutos (Crimson-eyed rose-mallow),
Abstract
Studies the potential for nonrandom fertilization in Hibiscus moscheutos. The article concludes that variation in pollen-tube growth rates leads to nonrandom paternity within fruits.Suggested Citation
A. A. Snow and T. P. Spira. "Differential Pollen-Tube Growth Rates and Nonrandom Fertilization in Hibiscus moscheutos (Malvaceae)." American Journal of Botany 78.10 (1991): 1419-1426.Go back