The effect of population size on stigma pollen load, fruit set, and seed set in Allium stellatum Ker. (Liliaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 753-757

  Molano Flores, Brenda ^a,b   Hendrix, Stephen D ^a   Heard, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium stellatum; Population size; Prairies; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; POLLEN; POPULATION SIZE; PRAIRIE; SEED SET;

ALLIUM STELLATUM;

EID: 0032778273     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314160     Document Type: Article

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