Morphology and life-strategies in two generations of Amaranthus retroflexus L. (Amaranthaceae)

Flora

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-29

  Speranza, M ^a   Bignami, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Amaranthus retroflexus L.; biometry; competition; competitive ruderal; entropy; life strategies

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLUXUS; BETA VULGARIS; CHENOPODIACEAE; POACEAE;

MAIZE; PIGWEED; RUDERAL; SUGAR BEET; WHEAT;

EID: 0031449343     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30751-X     Document Type: Article

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