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Self-incompatibility in Echinacea purpurea
Author(s): L. C. Stephens
Month: Aug
Year: 2008
Journal: Hortscience
Journal Link: http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/search.dtl
Volume: 43
Issue: 5
Pages: 1350-1354
Article Topic(s): Genetics, Pollination
Research Setting(s): Laboratory
Species Referenced: Echinacea purpurea (Eastern purple coneflower),
Abstract
Provides an in-depth analysis of self-pollination in Echinacea purpurea. Generally, E. purpurea is self-incompatible. However, it should be possible to produce inbred lines by breeding several generations of full-sib crosses.Suggested Citation
L. C. Stephens. "Self-incompatibility in Echinacea purpurea." Hortscience 43.5 (2008): 1350-1354.Go back