Physical interactions between pollen and pistil tissues mediate cryptic female choice in Brassica rapa
Timothée Chenin, Estelle Barbot, François Rousset, Agnès Mignot, Patrice David, Jeanne Tonnabel
Brassica rapa pollen tube length after growing through recipient pistil tissue is donor-by-recipient specific, predicts siring success under competition, and matters more in longer-styled recipients.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology✦ In-depth digest