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Factors affecting pollen shedding capacity in wheat

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Twenty-two promising wheat varieties were studied for their plant height, length of filament, size of anther, number of pollen grains/anther and the extent of pollen shed outside the florets. Plant height and length of filament ranged from 54 cm to 136 cm and 4.5 mm to 11.9 mm, respectively. Taller plants showed a tendency to longer filaments. The number of pollen grains/anther varied from 581 to 2153. This character was particularly correlated with plant height. Tall varieties with more pollen grain/anther shed greater quantities of pollen outside the florets. This was due to longer filaments of most of the tall varieties. The size of anther was also positively correlated with pollen grain/anther.

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  1. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

    S. M. Beri & S. C. Anand

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Beri, S.M., Anand, S.C. Factors affecting pollen shedding capacity in wheat. Euphytica 20, 327–332 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00056096

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