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The effects of different pollination techniques, with and without emasculation and delayed pollination, were investigated to find the conditions for maximum seed set after self-pollination and intraspecific and interspecific crosses of Brassica oleracea var. acephala. The results indicated that the pollination conditions achieving maximum seed set vary with the type of pollination. After controlled self-pollination, the best seed set occurs in bud 3 to bud 10. For the intraspecific cross, the youngest flower and the oldest bud produced the largest number of developed ovules but bud pollination was productive to bud 8. The yields from these two pollination types were best when the female parent was not emasculated. In the interspecific cross with B. campestris cv. Marco the best results came from the youngest flowers and the oldest buds subjected to the standard practice of pollinating directly after emasculation. Possible reasons for these effects are discussed.
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Brown, A.P., Brown, J. & Dyer, A.F. Optimal pollination conditions for seed set after a self-pollination, an intraspecific cross and an interspecific cross of marrow-stem kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala). Euphytica 51, 207–214 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039720
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