Self-sterility in the hexaploid Handroanthus serratifolius (Bignoniaceae), the national flower of Brazil

Polyploidization is common among angiosperms and might induce typically allogamous plants to become autogamous (self-compatible, relying on sexual self-fertilization) or apomictic (achieving asexual reproduction through seeds). This work aimed to determine whether neopolyploidy leads to the breakdow...

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Main Authors: Mariana Ferreira Alves, Mariana Oliveira Duarte, Paulo Eugênio Oliveira, Diana Salles Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2013-12-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062013000400010&lng=en&tlng=en