The role of fructan in flowering of Campanula rapunculoides

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 348, 2000, Pages 1261-1266

  Vergauwen, Rudy ^a   Van Den Ende, Wim ^a   Van Laere, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Campanula; Flowering; Fructan; Inulin

Indexed keywords

CAMPANULA RAPUNCULOIDES;

EID: 0033928062     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/51.348.1261     Document Type: Article

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