Is fruit and seed production in Sorbus aucuparia L. (Rosaceae) pollen-limited?

Ecoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-329

  Sperens, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hand pollination; Plant reproduction; Sorbus aucuparia

Indexed keywords

ROSACEAE; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

FRUIT PRODUCTION; POLLEN LIMITATION; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE LIMITATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0030441969     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682350     Document Type: Article

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