Late‐acting self‐incompatibility–the pariah breeding system in flowering plants

PE Gibbs - New Phytologist, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
It is estimated that around half of all species of flowering plants show self‐incompatibility
(SI). However, the great majority of species alleged to have SI simply comply with 'the …

Modeling the initial development dynamics for two native Brazilian forest tree species

FFA Fagundes, FB Martins, FYS Reis… - … Journal of Forest …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Development models are used to quantify the dynamics and rate of initial
development, the seedling phase duration, and global warming impacts on forest species …

The adaptive function of touch-sensitive stigmas

S Krishna, EM Jos, H Somanathan - Plant Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Touch-sensitive movement in stigmas of angiosperm flowers is a phenomenon observable
in a timescale of seconds or minutes. Despite its early documentation in a small fraction of …

Nectar Robbing Positively Influences the Reproductive Success of Tecomella undulata (Bignoniaceae)

VK Singh, C Barman, R Tandon - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The net consequence of nectar robbing on reproductive success of plants is usually
negative and the positive effect is rarely produced. We evaluated the influence of nectar …

Phenological description and thermal time requirements for the seedling phase of three Brazilian native forest species

FB Martins, MC Ferreira, RG Xavier… - Annals of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the phenological stages and thermal requirements of the seedling phase of
forest species is crucial for sustainable nursery management. This study proposed an …

Effects of heterospecific pollen on stigma behavior in Campsis radicans: Causes and consequences

TT Zou, CH Wang, ST Lyu, X Yu… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Pollinator sharing of co‐flowering plants may result in interspecific pollen receipt
with a fitness cost. However, the underlying factors that determine the effects of …

Staminode of Jacaranda rugosa AH Gentry (Bignoniaceae) promotes functional specialization by ensuring signaling and mechanical fit to medium-sized bees

CAS Pontes, A Domingos-Melo… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2022 - Springer
The floral traits in Bignoniaceae are claimed as precise determiners of specialized
pollination systems. Here, we investigated how such floral traits ensure a highly specialized …

Predicting temperature ranges for the initial development of two native Brazilian tree species using multiple sowing dates

FFA Fagundes, FB Martins, FY da Silva Reis… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate data on development responses to air temperature are essential to feed
development and productivity models through which it is possible to analyze the global …

The reproductive strategy of a pollinator-limited Himalayan plant, Incarvillea mairei(Bignoniaceae)

H Ai, W Zhou, K Xu, H Wang, D Li - BMC Plant Biology, 2013 - Springer
Background Plants may adapt to alpine habitats by specialization in the reproductive
strategy and functional aspects of their flowers and pollination systems. Alpine habitats …

Pollination biology and breeding system of syntopic Adenocalymma nodosum and A. peregrinum (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae) in the Brazilian savanna

DS Sampaio, C Mendes-Rodrigues, TBJ Engel… - Flora, 2016 - Elsevier
The tropical Bignoniaceae is mostly late-acting self-incompatible (LSI) and depends on a
guild of medium to large sized bees for their pollination. Adenocalymma nodosum and A …