Floral induction in woody angiosperms

New Forests

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-202

  Meilan, Richard ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Floral homeotic genes; Girdling; Grafting; Growth retardants; Phytohormones; Precocious flowering

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FLORAL INDUCTION; GENETIC INHERITANCE; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; WOODY SPECIES;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POPULUS;

EID: 0030691831     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006560603966     Document Type: Article

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