Pollen scavenging and rain involvement in the pollination mechanism of interior spruce

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-124

  Runions, C John ^a   Owens, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conifer; Picea; Pollination drop; Sacci

Indexed keywords

ENGELMANN SPRUCE; POLLEN SCAVENGING; POLLINATION; RAIN; WHITE SPRUCE;

PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0029666849     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-016     Document Type: Article

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