Seed pod shattering in the genus Lotus (Fabaceae): A synthesis of diverse evidence

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 447-456

  Grant, William F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birdsfoot trefoil; dehiscence; indehiscence; interspecific and somatic hybridization; Lotus corniculatus; pod shattering

Indexed keywords

LOTUS;

EID: 0029829283     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps96-079     Document Type: Article

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