Pattern of resource allocation of six Plantago species with different breeding systems

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Sharma, Namrata ^a   Koul, A K ^a   Kaul, Veenu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Habit; Plantago; Reproductive effort; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

LAGOPUS; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LAGOPUS; PLANTAGO OVATA; PLANTAGO PATAGONICA;

EID: 0033095694     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013850     Document Type: Article

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