Extent of cross-fertilization in Orobanche cumana Wallr
Sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) is considered a self-fertilizing species, but there is no indication as to whether it is strictly self-fertilized or that it presents some extent of cross-fertilization. The objective of this research was to measure the rate of cross-fertilization in O. cumana using an unpigmented recessive mutant as a visual marker. A pot and a field experiment in which single unpigmented plants were surrounded by a large number of pigmented plants were conducted. Occurrence of F1 hybrids, readily distinguishable from unpigmented plants in the progenies of unpigmented plants provided a direct measurement of the cross-fertilization rate. Progenies of unpigmented plants contained 21.5 % of F1 hybrids in the pot experiment and 28.8 % in the field experiment. The results revealed that O. cumana is a partially allogamous species, which has great relevance for understanding the genetic structure and dynamics of populations and, ultimately, race evolution in this parasitic plant. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Main Authors: | Rodríguez-Ojeda, M. I., Fernández Martínez, José María, Velasco Varo, Leonardo, Pérez-Vich, Begoña |
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Format: | artículo biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
2013-09
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Subjects: | Allogamy, Anthocyaninless, Autogamy, Sunflower broomrape, Unpigmented plants, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/87858 |
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