Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
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Pot 2 : 92 : 82.
Pot 2 : 91 6/8 : 56. Pot 2 : 74 2/8 : 38. Total : 447.25 : 375.50. The average height of the six self-fertilised children of Hero is 74.54 inches, whilst that of the ordinary self-fertilised plants of the corresponding generation is only 62.58 inches, or as 100 to 84. TABLE 2/15. Ipomoea purpurea. Heights of Plants in inches: Column 1: Number (Name) of Pot. Column 2: Self-fertilised Plants of the Seventh Generation, Children of Hero. Column 3: Intercrossed Plants of the Seventh Generation. Pot 3 : 92 : 76 6/8. Pot 4 : 87 : 89. Pot 4 : 87 6/8 : 86 6/8. Total : 266.75 : 252.50. Here the average height of the three self-fertilised children of Hero is 88.91 inches, whilst that of the intercrossed plants is 84.16; or as 100 |
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