作者: Adolfo Rosati , Silvia Caporali , Andrea Paoletti , Franco Famiani
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCIENTA.2010.12.002
关键词: Cultivar 、 Botany 、 Stamen 、 Olea 、 Inflorescence 、 Gynoecium 、 Abortion 、 Ovary mass 、 Biology 、 Absolute number
摘要: Abstract Pistil abortion is considered to be an evolutionary adaptation save resources in andromonoecious species, balancing the number of pistils with available. It follows that large-fruited species/cultivars should have greater levels pistil abortion. Working olive, we found abortion, expressed as percentage staminate flowers, was positively correlated average ovary mass at bloom, across cultivars different ovary/fruit mass. Since fruit mass, also The absolute perfect flowers per inflorescence negatively both and while increased parameters. total (i.e. staminate + perfect) not or suggesting male function affected. results support hypothesis related competition for among ovaries, suggest genetic differences olive may explained by their sink strength.