Phenology, breeding system and fruit development of argan [Argania spinosa, Sapotaceae] cultivated in Israel

Economic Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Nerd, Avinoam ^a   Irijimovich, Vered ^a   Mizrahi, Yosef ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Flower; Fruit; Phenology; Pollen; Pollination

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; ISRAEL; MATING SYSTEM; MOROCCO; PHENOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; POLLINATION; RIPENING; SEED OIL;

ARGANIA SPINOSA; CALLIPHORIDAE; SAPOTACEAE;

EID: 0031838893     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02861204     Document Type: Article

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