Influence of sunlight and soil nutrients on clonal growth and sexual reproduction of the understory perennial herb Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-227

  Marino, Paul C ^a   Eisenberg, Robert M ^b   Cornell, Howard V ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodroot; Clonal growth; Herbaceous perennial; Sanginaria canadensis; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; FERTILIZATION; LIGHT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

SANGUINARIA; SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0030799767     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2996609     Document Type: Article

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