Pollen dispersal and role of pollenkitt in Mercurialis annua L. (Euphorbiaceae)

Flora

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-391

  Lisci, Marcello ^a   Cardinali, Giovanna ^a   Pacini, Ettore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

anemophilous pollination; dioecy; Mercurialis annua; pollenkitt

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MERCURIALIS ANNUA;

DIOECY; POLLEN DISPERSAL; POLLENKITT; POLLINATION; WIND POLLINATION;

EID: 0030428601     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30746-6     Document Type: Article

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