Flowering phenology, dispersal unit and germination in eight tropical perennial grasses

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-32

  Parihar, S S ^a   Kak, A ^a   Saha, D ^a   Rai, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Caryopsis; Diaspore; Flowering phenology; Inflorescence exsertion; Resource allocation in diaspore; Seed germination; Seed setting; Tropical grasses

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GERMINATION; PHENOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANDROPOGON GAYANUS; CARYOPSIS FULVUS; HETEROPOGON; SYZYGIUM NERVOSUM; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 0033490329     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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