Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
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fourth generation crossed by a fresh stock).
Column 2: intercrossed Plants (Plants of one and the same stock intercrossed for five generations). Column 3: self-fertilised Plants (self-fertilised for five generations). 34 2/8 : 38 : 27 3/8. 36 2/8 : 36 2/8 : 23. 35 2/8 : 39 5/8 : 25. 32 4/8 : 37 : 24 1/8. 37 : 36 : 22 4/8. 36 4/8 : 41 3/8 : 23 3/8. 40 7/8 : 37 2/8 : 21 5/8. 37 2/8 : 40 : 23 4/8. 38 2/8 : 41 2/8 : 21 3/8. 38 5/8 : 36 : 21 2/8. 366.76 : 382.76 : 233.13. The ten Westerham-crossed plants here average 36.67 inches in height; the ten intercrossed plants, 38.27 inches; and the ten self-fertilised, 23.31 inches. These three lots of plants were also weighed; the Westerham-crossed plants weighed 28 ounces; the intercrossed plants, 41 ounces; and the self-fertilised, 14.75 ounces. We thus get the following ratios:-- The Westerham-crossed plants in height to the self-fertilised as 100 to 63. |
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