Preventing self-fertilization: Insights from Ziziphus species
The fitness of self-progeny individuals is inferior to that of their outcrossed counterparts, resulting in a reduction in a plant population’s ability to survive and reproduce. To prevent self‐fertilization, angiosperms with hermaphrodite flowers may exploit a variety of mechanisms, including synchr...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1226502/full |