Angiosperms display an enormous diversity of forms, functions and strategies when it comes
to reproduction. This multiplicity has been translated into several terminological concepts …

Gene dispersal processes shape demographic and microevolutionary dynamics of tree
species. Gene dispersal patterns can be studied by spatially explicit methods. Spatial …

Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima), which is native to China, has been cultivated as a
nontimber forest tree species for 4000 years. This species has been found to display self …

Yield in many crops is affected by abscission during the early stages of fruitlet development.
The reasons for fruitlet abscission are often unclear but they may include genetic factors …

Over half of angiosperms have self-incompatibility systems to avoid self-pollination and
inbreeding depression. Many members of Orchidaceae are self-compatible, but they may be …

The productivity of many tree crops is limited by low yield, partly due to high rates of fruitlet
abscission during early fruit development. Early studies suggested that cross-pollinated …

Handroanthus impetiginosus is a Brazilian native tree threatened by illegal logging that
needs conservation strategies. Due to the need to obtain seeds of high genetic and …

Abstract Background and Aims Genetically controlled self-incompatibility (SI) mechanisms
constrain selfing and thus have contributed to the evolutionary diversity of flowering plants …

Despite the potential for mechanical, developmental and/or chemical mechanisms to
prevent self-fertilization, incidental self-fertilization is inevitable in many predominantly …

There are two homomorphic self-incompatibility (SI) mechanisms among flowering plants-
gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) and sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI). Whilst SI …