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The female line 1709, carrying the recessivecharacter green cotyledon, marker of the embryogenotype, was cross-pollinated by bees in the presenceof either male line HG115 or male line Dial63. In thecomparison of seeds which resulted either fromintercrossing or from selfing, a xenia effect wasobserved on volume and number of cotyledon cells andon individual seed weight which was dependent on themale line. The increase of hybrid seed weight inducedby the small-seeded male line Dial63 was larger thanthe one induced by the large-seeded male line HG115.The xenia effect on seed weight was correlated withthe level of heterosis in the F1 plant's growth.
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Duc, G., Moessner, A., Moussy, F. et al. A xenia effect on number and volume of cotyledon cells and on seed weight in faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Euphytica 117, 169–174 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004085013735
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