Apomixis and polyembryony in the guggul plant, Commihora wightii
1996
Gupta, P. | Shivanna, K.R. | Mohan Ram, H.Y.
The present report is a part of our study on the reproductive biology of a traditional Indian medicinal plant, Commiphora wightii, a source of guggul steroids. Field examination showed a predominantly large number of isolated and groups of female individuals. Only one andromonoecious and two exclusively male plants were recorded. Female plants set seed irrespective of the presence or absence of pollen. Hand-pollination experiments and embryological studies have confirmed the occurrence of non-pseudogamous apomixis, nucellar polyembryony and autonomous endosperm formation for the first time in this plant, which is presently threatened by over-exploitation.
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