The effects of pollen addition on fruit set and sex expression in the andromonoecious herb horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-252

  Steven, Janet C ^a,d   Peroni, Patricia A ^a,b   Rowell, Ellen ^c  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED SET; SEX DETERMINATION;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM CAROLINENSE;

EID: 0032966171     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0247:TEOPAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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