Underground starch storage in Erica species of the Cape Floristic Region - Differences between seeders and resprouters

New Phytologist

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-152

  Bell, Tina L ^a,c   Ojeda, Fernando ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erica; Fynbos; Post fire regeneration; Root anatomy; Storage tissue

Indexed keywords

REGENERATION; ROOT; STARCH;

CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

COCCOIDEA; ERICA; ERICACEAE;

EID: 0032694560     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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