Hermaphroditism in the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Adr. de Juss.) Muell. Arg. - II

Flowers of three Hevea brasiliensis clones, RRIM 527, RRIM 600 and GT 1, were analyzed under stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscope, aiming to observe hermaphroditism rates. Results showed 71.49% hermaphrodite flowers, 29.83% of which exhibited incompletely developed, residual anthers. Th...

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Main Authors: Silvia Marina Cuco, Gerhard Bandel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1998-12-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000400019