Fraction of higher plant species that reproduce only by vegetative means
Value | 8 % Range: Table - link % |
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Organism | Plants |
Reference | Editor: Dr. Robert A. Meyers, Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Carol Bernstein and Harris Bernstein, Aging and Sex, DNA Repair in, p.78 table 5 |
Comments | As shown in Table 5, only 8% of higher plants are known to be obligate apomicts that reproduce only by vegetative means such as by runners, bulbs, or by asexual formation of seeds. |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 107474 |