ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
Allium cepa
;
onion
;
pollen viability
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary The pollen viability of onions in a glasshouse was recorded from May to October 1975, using the fluorescein test. The average viability was 60–95% for most of this period but fell to less than 1% during the last two weeks of August. There was great variation in pollen viability between anthers within a flower and between flowers within a head. Attempts to induce pollen inviability by low temperature treatments at various stages of inflorescence development were unsuccessful. Low levels of pollen inviability appear to be a characteristic feature of onions, but the high level of inviability which was found both in this and in a previous season was associated particularly with the August period.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00041615
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