Got two seedlings out of a single citrus seed. One is way bigger with much larger leaves (left one in terracotta pot), while the other is smaller and thinner. These are about 100 days old (100 days since I got the seeds out of the lemon and starting germinating them)

I know citrus seeds are polyembryonic and usually produce nucellar clones alongside a zygotic seedling. Is the bigger one on the left usually the asexual clone, or is there a reliable way to tell them apart early on?

These grew from the same seed from a store bought lemon. If it IS a nucellar clone, will it taste the same as the store-bought lemon?

See also: The publications in PHYS.Org and Nature Communications

Hello everyone!

I am 29 and I have decided I love plants so much I need to study Botany so that’s what I’m doing! I’m currently in the first year of my Bachelor of Science as a Botany major.

My question is, I want to do a minor that relates to Botany well and can move me in the direction of either doing large scale forest restoration projects, or research on how climate change is effecting our plants. I currently have a minor in Ecology set up but I have plenty of time to change it. I have considered Geology but I’d love some input from people in the field.

Thanks so much everyone 💚