Physiological activity in persistent bulbils of Agave vilmoriniana (Agavaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 903-909

  Szarek, Stanley R ^a   Holmesley, Gwen E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave; bulbil; Crassulacean acid metabolism; evolutionary biology; reproduction; vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; AGAVE VILMORINIANA; CRASSULACEAE;

EID: 0029746501     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446268     Document Type: Article

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