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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Main Authors: Teng Nian-Jun, Wang Yan-Li, Sun Chun-Qing, Fang Wei-Min, Chen Fa-Di
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/82