Cost of apical dominance in two monocarpic herbs, Erysimum strictum and Rhinanthus minor

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 591-599

  Huhta, Ari Pekka ^a   Tuomi, Juha ^a   Rautio, Pasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apical dominance; Competition; Damage; Meristem; Overcompensation; Regrowth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001439233     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-78-5-591     Document Type: Article

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