Factors influencing fecundity in experimental crosses of water lotus (<it>Nelumbo nucifera</it> Gaertn.) cultivars
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Breeding programs for the water lotus (<it>Nelumbo nucifera</it>) are hampered by an inability to account for variation in seed set associated with crosses between different cultivars. We studied seed set in two reciproca...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/82 |