Limited effects of soil nutrient heterogeneity on populations of Abutilon theophrasti (Malvaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-341

  Casper, Brenda B ^a   Cahill Jr , James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abutilon theophrasti; Malvaceae; Population structure; Soil nutrient heterogeneity; Weedy annual

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT HETEROGENEITY; WEEDY ANNUAL;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; MALVACEAE;

EID: 0029661658     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446168     Document Type: Article

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