A comparison of the vegetative growth of male-sterile and hermaphroditic lines of Plantago lanceolata in relation to N supply

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 429-437

  Poot, Pieter ^a   Van Broek, Tommy Den ^a   Van Damme, Jos M M ^b   Lambers, Hans ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Growth analysis; Gynodioecy; Male sterility; Plantago lanceolata; Vegetative growth

Indexed keywords

PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PLANTAGINACEAE;

RIBWORT PLANTAIN; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

EID: 0031285324     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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