Pollen viability related to type of pollination in six angiosperm species

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-87

  Pacini, Ettore ^a   Franchi, Gian Gabriele ^a   Lisci, Marcello ^a   Nepi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemophily; Ecophysiology; Entomophily; Pollen viability; Pollination; Reproductive ecology

Indexed keywords

ANEMOPHILY; ENTOMOPHILY; POLLEN VIABILITY; POLLINATION;

ACANTHACEAE; ACANTHUS MOLLIS; ARECACEAE; CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITACEAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MERCURIALIS ANNUA; PEPO; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; SPARTIUM; SPARTIUM JUNCEUM;

EID: 0030755654     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0421     Document Type: Article

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