Maternal effects on progeny in Thymelaea hirsuta

New Phytologist

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-85

  El Keblawy, A A ^a   Shaltout, K H ^b   Lovett Doust, J ^c   Lovett Doust, L ^c  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genotype environment interaction; Maternal effects; Maternal gender phenotypes; Seed and seedling physiology; Thymelaea hirsuta

Indexed keywords

THYMELAEA HIRSUTA;

GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MATERNAL EFFECT; SEED;

EGYPT;

EID: 0029669036     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb04511.x     Document Type: Article

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