Ovule abortion in white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-103

  Marshall, A H ^a   James, I R ^a   Potter, J F ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; fertilisation; ovules; pollination; seedset; Trifolium repens L.; white clover

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0029744307     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1996.tb07093.x     Document Type: Article

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