Open AccessGrowth discrepancy between filament and style facilitates autonomous self-fertilization in Hedychium yunnanense (Zingiberaceae)
Author(s) -
Yongpeng Ma,
Zhikun Wu,
Xiaoling Tian,
Changqin Zhang,
Weibang Sun
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plant ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.422
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2032-3921
pISSN - 2032-3913
DOI - 10.5091/plecevo.2012.652
Subject(s) - zingiberaceae , protein filament , botany , human fertilization , biology , geology , anatomy , rhizome , genetics
Background and aims - Reproductive success through autonomous self-fertilization is thought to be one of the main advantages in plants when effective pollinators are limited. The present study examined an autonomous self-fertilization mechanism in a perennial ginger, Hedychium yunnanense.
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