Botánica: un nuevo mecanismo de auto-polinización.

Yingqiang Wang1, Dianxiang Zhang, Susanne S Renner

  • 1South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.

Nature
|September 3, 2004
PubMed
Resumen

Se descubrió un nuevo mecanismo de auto-polinización en una hierba china, utilizando una emulsión aceitosa para transferir el polen. Este hallazgo amplía nuestra comprensión de las estrategias de reproducción de las plantas, particularmente en entornos difíciles.

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