Seed production in cluster clover (Trifolium glomeratum L.) 1. Flowering time, abortion, seed size, and hardseededness along branches

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 961-964

  Smith, F P ^a   Cocks, P S ^a   Ewing, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual pasture legume; Impermeable

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; SEED PRODUCTION;

TRIFOLIUM GLOMERATUM;

EID: 0031821021     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97115     Document Type: Article

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