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Natural cross pollination in eggplant (Solanum melongena)

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The variation in natural crossing between flowers of the same plant ranged from 0.7 to 15.0%, the mean being 4.4%.

The interplant variations ranged from 1.9 to 10.9%, the mean being 6.9%.

Natural crossing percentage for the entire plot, based on total counts, was 6.7.

A population size of 3000 seedlings was found to be adequate for a reasonably accurate estimate of the natural crossing.

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    C. N. Sambandam

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Sambandam, C.N. Natural cross pollination in eggplant (Solanum melongena). Econ Bot 18, 128–131 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02862708

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