ISHS Acta Horticulturae 108: International Cashew Symposium
DEVELOPMENT, DIFFERENTIATION AND EVOLUTION OF SEX-DIMORPHISM IN CASHEW |
| Authors: | K. PAVITHRAN, M. SHAFFI, E.P. INDIRA |
| Abstract:
The ontogenetic development of flower buds and distribution of matabolites in developing tissues in cashew revealed that dimorphic differentiation of stamens and pistils occurred quite at an early developmental stage of the bud in response to the differential distribution of protein. The control of such differentiation leading to dimorphic phenotypes of sex organs within the indeterminate infloresecnce is said to be primarily genetical. The probable origin and evolution of sex-dimorphism from the ancestral monomorphic condition has been discussed in relation to cross pollination. | |
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