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The Relative Effects of Foreign Pollen upon the Kernel Weight of Commercial Varieties and Selfed Strains of Corn 1
Author(s) -
Kiesselbach T. A.,
Cook G. C.
Publication year - 1924
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1924.00021962001600010005x
Subject(s) - pollen , citation , kernel (algebra) , horticulture , mathematics , biology , computer science , library science , botany , combinatorics
The object of this investigation has been to compare the immediate effects of fertilization by foreign pollen upon the kernel weights of selfed strains, commercial varieties, and various botanical types of corn. By pairing varieties differing in endosperm or aleurone color under control conditions, the pure and hybrid kernels may be distinguished by color, because of changes resulting from the secondary fertilization of the endosperm nucleus in the embryo sac.