Floral development and breeding system of Swainsona formosa (Leguminosae)

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dc.contributor.authorJusaitis, M.
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Flowers of <jats:italic>Swainsona formosa</jats:italic> (G. Don) J. Thompson (syn. <jats:italic>Clianthus formosus)</jats:italic> developed through seven floral stages from buds to open flowers in 17 days. Floral stages were correlated with the sigmoidal growth pattern of the peduncle. Self-pollination was prevented in the species by the presence of a stigmatic cuticle that precluded pollen germination until ruptured, exposing the receptive surface below. Cuticular rupture occurred in nature during bird-pollination and was emulated manually by lightly rubbing a pollen-covered finger across the stigma. The species was self-compatible, and to ensure cross-fertilization when breeding, emasculation before anther dehiscence was essential.</jats:p>
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityManfred Jusaitis
dc.identifier.citationHortscience, 1994; 29(2):117-119
dc.identifier.doi10.21273/hortsci.29.2.117
dc.identifier.issn0018-5345
dc.identifier.issn2327-9834
dc.identifier.orcidJusaitis, M. [0000-0002-0313-9636]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/78038
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Horticultural Science
dc.rightsCopyright status unknown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.29.2.117
dc.subjectSturt’s desert pea
dc.subjectClianthus formosus
dc.subjectstigma
dc.subjectpollen germination
dc.subjectpollination
dc.titleFloral development and breeding system of Swainsona formosa (Leguminosae)
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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