The timetable for development of maternal tissues sets the stage for male genomic selection in Betula pendula (Betulaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 895-902

  Dahl, Åslög E ^a   Fredrikson, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

abortion; anemophily; Betula; Betulaceae; brood size; confocal laser scanning microscopy; floral longevity; pollen competition; pollen load

Indexed keywords

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULACEAE; PENDULA;

EID: 0029742597     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446267     Document Type: Article

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