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Induced Sterility as a Factor in the Competition between Barley Varieties

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In a mixture of two spring barley varieties, ‘Tystofte Prentice’ and ‘Svaløf Freja’, a sterility interaction was found. The percentage of sterile flowers in ‘Freja’ showed an approximately six-fold increase over that in pure stand, whereas in ‘T. Prentice’ the percentage of sterile flowers showed a decrease.

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SANDFAER, J. Induced Sterility as a Factor in the Competition between Barley Varieties. Nature 218, 241–243 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218241a0

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