Inbreeding depression in Solanum carolinense (Solanaceae) under field conditions and implications for mating system evolution.

The clonal weed Solanum carolinense exhibits plasticity in the strength of its self-incompatibility (SI) system and suffers low levels of inbreeding depression (δ) in the greenhouse. We planted one inbred and one outbred plant from each of eight maternal plants in a ring (replicated twice) and monit...

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Main Authors: Rupesh R Kariyat, Sarah R Scanlon, Mark C Mescher, Consuelo M De Moraes, Andrew G Stephenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3236180?pdf=render