"Real" and feed pollen of Lagerstroemia indica: Ecophysiological differences

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-314

  Nepi, M ^a   Guarnieri, M ^a   Pacini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feed pollen; Lagerstroemia indica; Pollen carbohydrates; Pollenkitt

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA;

EID: 0042125559     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40797     Document Type: Article

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