Is the pollination efficiency of long-lived orchid flowers affected by age?

The long-lived flowers of orchids increase the chances of pollination and thus the reproductive success of the species. However, a question arises: does the efficiency of pollination, expressed by fruit set, vary with the flower age? The objective of this study was to verify whether the flower age o...

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Main Authors: Rúbia Santos Fonseca, Flávia Aparecida dos Santos, Milene Faria Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal De Viçosa 2015-08-01
Series:Revista Ceres
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-737X2015000400347&lng=en&tlng=en