Probing the floral developmental stages, bisexuality and sex reversions in castor (Ricinus communis L.)

Abstract Castor (Ricinus communis L) is an ideal model species for sex mechanism studies in monoecious angiosperms, due to wide variations in sex expression. Sex reversion to monoecy in pistillate lines, along with labile sex expression, negatively influences hybrid seed purity. The study focuses on...

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Main Authors: Sujatha Thankeswaran Parvathy, Amala Joseph Prabakaran, Thadakamalla Jayakrishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81781-9