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Factors influencing the success of hand cross-pollination of broccoli were investigated. A number of experimental variables were shown to have no effect, whereas age of flower and storage of pollen had minor effects. The bulk of the variability was found to be associated with specific parental combinations. The significance of this variability is discussed in terms of the nature of the incompatibility and the influence of such behavior on the breeding program.
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Formerly Assistant Horticulturist, Vegetable Crops Research, Department of Horticulture, Western Washington Experiment Station, Puyallup Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations, Scientific Paper no. 2144 Work was conducted under Project 1288
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Martin, F.W. Factors affecting seed set in cross-pollinations of green-sprouting broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica). Euphytica 11, 81–86 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00044809
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