Pollen Quantitative and Genetic Competitiveness of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Their Effects on Gene Flow
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Quantification of Pollen’s Quantitative and Genetic Competitiveness
2.2. Optimization of the Rice Gene Flow Model
2.3. Sensitivity Analysis of Rice Pollen Competitiveness
3. Discussion
3.1. Quantitative Pollen Competitiveness in Rice
3.2. Genetic Competitiveness of Rice Pollen
3.3. Self-Pollination and Cross-Pollination
4. Material and Methods
4.1. Data Sources
4.1.1. Dual-Donor Experiment
4.1.2. Gene Flow Experiments
4.1.3. Detection of Gene Flow Rate
4.2. Rice Gene Flow Model
4.2.1. Simulating Pollen Diffusion
4.2.2. Simulating Gene Flow
4.2.3. Model Validation
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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B | G (%) | |
---|---|---|
B9: 9311 | B2: Xiushui63 | |
0.1 | 21.23 | 15.92 |
0.2 | 24.20 | 24.16 |
0.3 | 58.01 | 48.13 |
0.4 | 56.26 | 81.66 |
0.5 | 62.12 | 68.42 |
0.6 | - | 72.18 |
0.7 | 82.23 | 63.61 |
0.8 | 78.36 | 77.96 |
0.9 | 77.94 | 79.18 |
Cp | 0.15 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.85 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTD1% | Cb = 90% | 46.8 | 70.5 | 89.3 | 99.6 | 121.3 |
Cb = 10% | 16.3 | 28.7 | 43.6 | 59.3 | 69.5 | |
MTD0.1% | Cb = 90% | 91.8 | 123.7 | 142.4 | 148.4 | 160.3 |
Cb = 10% | 48.4 | 71.8 | 91.3 | 103.5 | 124.6 |
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Hu, N.; Wang, D.; Yuan, Q.; Liu, Y.; Jiang, H.; Pei, X. Pollen Quantitative and Genetic Competitiveness of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Their Effects on Gene Flow. Plants 2025, 14, 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14131980
Hu N, Wang D, Yuan Q, Liu Y, Jiang H, Pei X. Pollen Quantitative and Genetic Competitiveness of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Their Effects on Gene Flow. Plants. 2025; 14(13):1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14131980
Chicago/Turabian StyleHu, Ning, Dantong Wang, Qianhua Yuan, Yang Liu, Huizi Jiang, and Xinwu Pei. 2025. "Pollen Quantitative and Genetic Competitiveness of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Their Effects on Gene Flow" Plants 14, no. 13: 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14131980
APA StyleHu, N., Wang, D., Yuan, Q., Liu, Y., Jiang, H., & Pei, X. (2025). Pollen Quantitative and Genetic Competitiveness of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Their Effects on Gene Flow. Plants, 14(13), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14131980