E.g., flower or TO:0000303.
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Term Name | male sterility |
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Term Accession | TO:0000437 |
Aspect | plant_trait_ontology |
Synonyms (3) | degree of male sterility of male sterile lines, male sterility measure, MALEST |
Definition | In plants, it represents the incompetence of the pollen to fertilize the ovum. Reasons could be non-viable pollen, incompatibility, pollen abortion, toxicity, genetic etc. Usually determined by either the pollen sterility or spikelet fertility (percent seed set). |
Comment | None |
GR: | pj |