Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
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Pot 1 : 83 : 68 4/8.
Pot 1 : 83 : 80 4/8. Pot 2 : 85 4/8 : 61 4/8. Pot 2 : 89 : 79. Pot 2 : 77 4/8 : 41. Total : 505 : 398. Here again every single crossed plant is taller than its antagonist. The self-fertilised plant in Pot 1, which ultimately reached the unusual height of 80 4/8 inches, was for a long time taller than the opposed crossed plant, though at last beaten by it. The average height of the six crossed plants is 84.16 inches, whilst that of the six self-fertilised plants is 66.33 inches, or as 100 to 79. CROSSED AND SELF-FERTILISED PLANTS OF THE THIRD GENERATION. Seeds from the crossed plants of the last generation (Table 2/2) again crossed, and from the self-fertilised plants again self-fertilised, were treated in all respects exactly as before, with the following result:-- TABLE 2/3. Ipomoea purpurea (Third Generation.). Heights of Plants in inches: Column 1: Number (Name) of Pot. Column 2: Crossed Plants. |
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