Analysis of seed production and seed shattering in a new artificial grassland forage: pigeon pea.

ABSTRACT: Pigeon pea is a perennial leguminous plant that is widely cultivated as a forage and pharmaceutical plant in subtropical and tropical areas, especially in artificial grasslands. Higher seed shattering is one of the most important factors in potentially increasing the seed yield of pigeon pea. Advance technology is necessary to increase the seed yield of pigeon pea. Through 2 consecutive years of field observations, we found that fertile tiller number was the key component of the seed yield of pigeon pea due to the direct effect of fertile tiller number per plant (0.364) on pigeon pea seed yield was the highest. Multiplex morphology, histology, and cytological and hydrolytic enzyme activity analysis showed that shatter-susceptible and shatter-resistant pigeon peas possessed an abscission la

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10213504 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature