Re: apomictic?

From: StellrJ at aol.com on 1999.02.23 at 19:49:39(3061) In a message dated 2/23/99 7:42:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, dave- poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk writes: > This way, it is perfectly possibly to get a true cultivar of a +More > dessert orange for instance, from seed by selecting out and retaining > the nucellar seedlings. The difference in appearance is invariably > quite marked and 'normal' seedling can be easily identified since it > is usually considerably less vigorous. If the "normal" seedling is less vigorous than the apomictic ones--and would therefore be at a competitive disadvantage to them--why does the plant produce it? Pollination/fertilization costs the plant energy, so why do it just to produce a disadvantaged seedling? Jason Hernandez Naturalist-at-Large

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