Inbreeding effect on male and female fertility and inheritance of male sterility in Nemophila menziesii (Hydrophyllaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 739-746

  Gomez, Nadilia N ^a,b   Shaw, Ruth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic male sterility; Gynodioecy; Hydrophyllaceae; Partial male sterility; Plant gender; Qualitative variation; Sex determination; Vestigial anther

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; GYNODIOECY; HERMAPHRODITISM; INBREEDING;

HYDROPHYLLACEAE; NEMOPHILA MENZIESII;

EID: 33646424149     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.5.739     Document Type: Article

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