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We have already proposed the new concept of “Reproductive Success Rate” (RSR) pertaining to the pollen grains deposited on a stigma and the ovules in a pollinated flower (Namai and Ohsawa 1986). The RSR of pollen grains deposited on a stigma (RSR-P) and the RSR of ovules in a pollinated flower (RSR-O, i.e. ordinary seed set percentage) are calculated from the following equations: RSR-P(%) = (No. of seeds obtained) × 100 / (No. of pollen grains deposited) RSR-O(%) = (No. of seeds obtained) × 100 / (No. of ovules in pollinated flower) We also described the possible effect of the number of pollen grains deposited on a stigma to RSR-P and RSR-O such that the highest RSR-P is accomplished under limited pollination with about 1:1 ratio of pollen grains deposited to ovules in pollinated flower. Such limited pollination is presumed to give rise to the lowest intensity of male gametic competition in post pollination.
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Namai, H., Ohsawa, R. (1988). Possibility of Expanding Genetic Variation by Limited Pollination Based on the Reproductive Success Rate (RSR) of Pollen Grains Deposited on Stigma. In: Cresti, M., Gori, P., Pacini, E. (eds) Sexual Reproduction in Higher Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73271-3_10
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