Evidence for effects of restorer genes on male and female reproductive functions of hermaphrodites in the gynodioecious species Thymus vulgaris L.

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 596-604

  Gigord, L ^a,b   Lavigne, C ^c   Shykoff, J A ^a   Atlan, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic male sterility; Reproductive efficiency; Sex allocation; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0033006755     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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