Reproductive biology of Vicia faba: Role of pollination conditions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Suso, M J ^a   Moreno, M T ^b   Mondragao Rodrigues, F ^c   Cubero, J I ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b CIDA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pollination; Reproduction; Vicia faba; Yield

Indexed keywords

FABA BEAN; OPEN POLLINATION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SELF-POLLINATION; YIELD;

FABACEAE; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0030432073     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4290(95)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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