Nectary biology of Cucurbita pepo: Ecophysiological aspects

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-54

  Nepi, M ^a   Pacini, E ^a   Willemse, M T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo; Nectar composition and secretion; Nectaries

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FLOWER;

CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 0029661690     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00494.x     Document Type: Article

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