Incidence and post-pollination mechanisms of nonrandom mating in Arabidopsis thaliana

Compatible pollinations from many different taxa display nonrandom mating. Here we describe a system for examining questions of nonrandom mating in Arabidopsis thaliana. Using this system, we demonstrate that Arabidopsis thaliana displays nonrandom mating between distinct accessions. Statistical ana...

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Published in:Sexual plant reproduction 2009-12, Vol.22 (4), p.257-262
Main Authors: Carlson, Ann L, Telligman, Megan, Swanson, Robert J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Arabidopsis - growth & development
Arabidopsis - physiology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Germination
Life Sciences
Original Article
Plant Sciences
Pollen - growth & development
Pollen - physiology
Pollination
Reproduction
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Summary:Compatible pollinations from many different taxa display nonrandom mating. Here we describe a system for examining questions of nonrandom mating in Arabidopsis thaliana. Using this system, we demonstrate that Arabidopsis thaliana displays nonrandom mating between distinct accessions. Statistical analysis of these data demonstrates aspects of both pollen competition and male-female complementarity in these matings. Cytological experiments implicate pollen germination and pollen tube growth rates as possible causal factors in these nonrandom mating efficiencies.
ISSN:0934-0882
1432-2145
DOI:10.1007/s00497-009-0108-1