Ten year study of the annual variation in Berry and seed production in a population of vaccinium corymbosum L

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 349-356

  Kloet, S P Vander ^a   Cabilio, P ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 0344932269     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426718     Document Type: Article

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