Variation in onset of summer dormancy and flowering capacity along an aridity gradient in Poa bulbosa L., a Geophytic perennial grass

Annals of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 391-400

  Ofir, Micha ^a   Kigel, Jaime ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aridity; Ecotypes; Flowering; Leaf traits; Poa bulbosa L.; Summer dormancy

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ARIDITY; DORMANCY; FLOWERING; GRASS; LEGUME;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DISASTER; FLOWER; ISRAEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POA; SEASON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FLOWERS; ISRAEL; NATURAL DISASTERS; PLANT LEAVES; POA; RAIN; SEASONS; WATER;

ISRAEL;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POA; POA BULBOSA;

EID: 0037370768     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcg026     Document Type: Article

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