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Influence of Excised Pistils on In vitro Growth of Alfalfa Pollen 1
Author(s) -
Shipe Emerson R.,
Quensenberry Kenneth H.,
Gray Elmer
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1971.0011183x001100030026x
Subject(s) - gynoecium , pollen , pollen tube , biology , medicago sativa , botany , pollination , stamen
Reactions between pollen and pistils of ‘Buffalo’ alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) were studied in vitro . In most cases pollen tube length varied significantly when pollen from a plant was placed in combinations with pistils from different plants. Variations in pollen tube length associated with the pollen‐pistil combinations were not significantly related to compatibility differences.