Pollen competition and seed-siring success in Picea abies

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 638-642

  Aronen, Tuija ^a   Nikkanen, T ^a   Harju, A ^a   Tiimonen, H ^a   Haggman H ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Germination of pollen; Norway spruce; Paternal success; Pollen tube growth; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; FORESTRY; SEED;

POLLEN-TUBE COMPETITION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0036950603     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-001-0789-9     Document Type: Article

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