The pattern of flowering, seed set, seed growth and ripening along the ear of Lolium perenne

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-223

  Warringa, J W ^a,b   Struik, P C ^a   De Visser, R ^a   Kreuzer, A D H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0031961468     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP96084     Document Type: Article

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