Flowering and Pollination Characteristics of Primula pseudodenticulata

  • LI Ye-fang ,
  • GUAN Wen-ling ,
  • SHAO Chang-fen ,
  • LI Shi-feng ,
  • SONG Jie
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  • 1.College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, Yunnan China; 2.Chongqing Vocational Institute of Tourism, Chongqing 409099, China; 3.Flower Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, Yunnan China

Received date: 2012-08-25

  Revised date: 2012-08-25

  Online published: 2012-12-01

Abstract

A field investigation was conducted on the floral syndrome and pollination characteristics of Primula pseudodenticulata in artificial population by continuous observation, out-crossing index, pollen-ovule ratio and fruit setting rate. The main results are as follows: Under artificial cultivation conditions, the population come into bloom from December to February of the following year. The flowering span for a plant is month to 1.5 months. The life span of one single flower was 9~14 days. Single flowers have long styles and short-style flower divided. The pollinating insects of P. pseudodenticulata are mostly bees, in addition to butterflies, flies. These indicate that the breeding system of P. pseudodenticulata is facultative selfing.

Cite this article

LI Ye-fang , GUAN Wen-ling , SHAO Chang-fen , LI Shi-feng , SONG Jie . Flowering and Pollination Characteristics of Primula pseudodenticulata[J]. Subtropical Plant Science, 2012 , 41(04) : 19 -24 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-7791.2012.04.004

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