A Top-Down Hierarchy in Fruit Set on Inflorescences in Iris fulva (Iridaceae)

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 651-660

  Wesselingh, R A ^a,b   Arnold, M L ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Architectural effects; Flower removal; Fruit set; Pollen limitation; Reproductive allocation; Seed production; Stigmatic pollen loads

Indexed keywords

APICAL DOMINANCE; FRUIT SET; POLLEN LIMITATION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

IRIDACEAE; IRIS FULVA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 1042290802     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44713     Document Type: Article

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