Effect of ovule position within the pod on the probability of seed production in Bauhinia ungulata (Fabaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 449-455

  Mena Alí, Jorge I ^a,b   Rocha, Oscar J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bauhinia ungulata; Fabaceae; Guanacaste conservation area; Microgametophytic competition; Ovule position; Seed abortion; Seed set

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SET;

BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA UNGULATA; FABACEAE;

ARTICLE; BAUHINIA; FERTILITY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

BAUHINIA; FERTILITY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; SEEDS;

EID: 14944380661     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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