Title
Breeding system features and a novel method for locating floral nectar secretion in a South American nightshade (Jaltomata quipuscoae)
Date Issued
02 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Abstract
The location of nectar secretion in flowers of Jaltomata has not been identified with certainty until now: removal of the corolla and androecium from one side of living flowers allowed us to see, in progress, nectar secretion by the ovarian nectary. We studied Jaltomata quipuscoae, a wild plant that grows in southern Peru and produces copious, red floral nectar. Unmanipulated flowers do not set fruit in a pollinator-free greenhouse, demonstrating lack of autogamy, but self-compatibility was demonstrated by manual self-pollinations leading to fruit-set. Anther dehiscence is staggered with the anthers of a flower dehiscing over hours on the same day. The corolla and nectar are UV-absorptive. Flowers last 4–10 days, are usually protogynous during the first day the corolla is open, and do not close for the night.
Start page
67
End page
73
Volume
154
Issue
1
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85062453779
Source
Plant Biosystems
ISSN of the container
11263504
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