Effects of sexual reproduction on growth and vegetative propagation in the perennial geophyte Arum italicum (Araceae)

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-120

  Méndez, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arum italicum; Compensation; Somatic cost of reproduction; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; PROPAGATION (BIOLOGY); SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; ARACEAE; ARUM; ARUM ITALICUM; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0344457329     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00717.x     Document Type: Article

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