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Pollinate to Suppress: Sterile Pollen and Certation Effects in Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)
Wenzhuo Wu, Mohsen B. Mesgaran
This study evaluates the sterile pollen technique for reducing seed production in Palmer amaranth, finding that 25% irradiated pollen in a dry mixture effectively reduces seed set and that certation occurs in mass-pollinated plants.
DOI 10.1101/2025.06.30.662479