Reproductive allocation and resource compensation in male-sterile and hermaphroditic plants of Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1256-1265

  Poot, Pieter ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Compensation; Gynodioecy; Male sterility; Plantaginaceae; Plantago lanceolata; Reproductive growth

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SYSTEM; GYNODIOECY; HERMAPHRODITIC PLANT; MALE-STERILE PLANT; REPRODUCTIVE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE COMPENSATION;

LANCEOLATA; PLANTAGINACEAE; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA;

EID: 0030960934     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446050     Document Type: Article

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