Reproductive biology of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.): Breeding system analysis

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1684-1688

  Selbo, Sarena M ^a   Carmichael, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Breeding system; Euphorbia; Euphorbiaceae; Leafy spurge; Self compatibility

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; NORTH AMERICA; OUTBREEDING; OUTCROSSING; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PSEUDOGAMY; SEED PRODUCTION; SELF COMPATIBILITY; SELFING;

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; WEED;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 0033510880     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-11-1684     Document Type: Article

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