An asexual flower of Silene latifolia and Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae promoting its sexual-organ development
H. Kawamoto, K. Yamanaka, A. Koizumi, K. Ishii, Y. Kazama, T. Abe, S. Kawano
The paper investigates how infection by Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae affects sexual-organ development in an asexual mutant of Silene latifolia, finding that stamen suppression is released but gynoecium suppression is not.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2019Plant Biology