Effect of the fungicide phosphite on pollen fertility of perennial species of the Eucalyptus marginata forest and northern sandplains of Western Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 769-779

  Fairbanks, Meredith M ^a,b   Hardy, Giles E St J ^a   McComb, Jen A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST; FUNGICIDE; PERENNIAL PLANT; POLLEN;

AUSTRALIA;

ADENANTHOS; ADENANTHOS BARBIGER; BORONIA; COMESPERMA; COMESPERMA CALYMEGA; DRYANDRA; DRYANDRA SESSILIS; EREMAEA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; FUNGI; HOVEA; HOVEA ELLIPTICA; LASIOPETALUM; TRYMALIUM; TRYMALIUM LEDIFOLIUM;

EID: 0036915157     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT01094     Document Type: Article

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