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   Relative success of self and outcross pollen after mixed- and single-donor pollinations in Eucalyptus grandis

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: TN Horsley --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South Africa SD Johnson --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South Africa

   A previous observation that self-pollen tubes traversed the style at a slower rate than cross-pollen tubes in Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla suggested the presence of cryptic self-incompatibility (CSI) in these species. The aim of the present study was, with...

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   Honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) anther-stigma distance and intraspecies cross compatibilities

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Jenifer Koen --- , South Africa Martha M. Slabbert --- , South Africa Mardé Booyse --- , South Africa Cecilia Bester --- , South Africa

   Species of Cyclopia are used to produce honeybush tea, a uniquely South African beverage that is rapidly growing in popularity locally and abroad. In response to warnings about ecological sustainability, the honeybush industry is transitioning from a wild-harvested source model...

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