The relationship between number, position in the fruit and genotype of tomato seeds.

Authors

  • N. Kedar
  • K. Verkerk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v16i2.17416

Abstract

After pollination with two genetically different types of pollen, the proportion of seeds carrying certain seedling markers was in many cases found to be statistically different in the two fruit halves. Pollen tubes first reaching the ovary, appeared to fertilize an unproportionally high number of ovules situated in the blossom half of the ovary.

"F1 seeds, resulting from pollination of Lyco-persicum esculentum with mixtures of pollen from L. esculentum and L. hirsutum, could be differentiated according to seed size. Seeds resulting from fertilization with L. hirsutum were definitely smaller than other seeds.

"Some implications of the findings are discussed. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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Published

1968-05-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (1968)

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