Reproductive biology of Boswellia serrata, the source of salai guggul, an important gum-resin

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Sunnichan, V G ^a   Mohan Ram, H Y ^a   Shivanna, K R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Burseraceae; Pollen pistil interaction; Pollination ecology; Self incompatibility

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; ZOOPHILY;

APIS; APIS CERANA; APIS DORSATA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; BURSERACEAE;

EID: 13244278295     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2005.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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