The evolution of self-fertility in apomictic plants

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-86

  Hörandl, Elvira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Endosperm; Polyploidy; Pseudogamy; Self incompatibility; Selfing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INBREEDING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYPLOIDY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANGIOSPERMS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INBREEDING; POLYPLOIDY; REPRODUCTION;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77349105071     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-009-0122-3     Document Type: Review

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