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The polygenic postzygotic self-incompatible system reported in borage (Borago officinalis L.) is refuted. The behaviour of pollen tubes after self- and cross-pollination, analysis of the crossability coefficient, seed set after continuous generations of self-pollination and the effects of inbreeding depression in borage were studied. Evidence of self-compatibility was established. The influence of protandry in a self-compatible system is also discussed.
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Received: 15 July 1999 / Accepted: 3 November 1999
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Montaner, C., Floris, E. & Alvarez, J. Is self-compatibility the main breeding system in borage (Borago officinalis L.)?. Theor Appl Genet 101, 185–189 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051467
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051467