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Old 24-08-2003, 03:32 PM
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Default Apomictic Grasses

Name ten grasses in different genera that are apomictic!!!


Phred wrote in message
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"Cereoid-UR12-" wrote:
Monoculture is strictly for convenience.

Grasses need to have plants in close proximity because they are wind
pollinated.


Plenty are apomictic.

There is no "wild" maize. The wild relatives have no cob and are called
Teosinte.

nobody wrote in message
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On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 12:18:43 +1000, "Frank Martin"
wrote:

Are some plants better planted in a group of their fellows than just

singly?
My grandmother says some plants are like flocks of birds and do better

in
a group. Does anyone know about this?

In order to produce good ears, corn must be planted pretty densely. As
I recall, you need to have at least three or four rows to get any ears
of corn. But, that is the way man has cultivated the plant... i dont
know if wild maize has similar population density requirements. But I
wouldnt doubt that wind pollinated plants need to have others nearby
in order to set seed.




Cheers, Phred.

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