Density effect on the fruit-set, seed crop viability and seedling vigour of Abies pinsapo

Annals of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-192

  Arista, Montserrat ^a   Talavera, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abies pinsapo; Cone crop; Inbreeding; Mating system; Mediterranean fir; Plant density; Seed viability; Seedling vigour

Indexed keywords

ABIES PINSAPO;

EID: 0030019338     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0021     Document Type: Article

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