Comparisons of growth schedule, reproductive property and allocation pattern among three rhizomatous Polygonatum species with reference to their habitat types

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-32

  Hasegawa, Tomoko ^a,b   Kudo, Gaku ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ojiya nishi High School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest floor; Fruit set; Light condition; Phenology; Rhizome growth

Indexed keywords

LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONATUM; POLYGONATUM HUMILE; POLYGONATUM INVOLUCRATUM; POLYGONATUM ODORATUM;

EID: 17844407420     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2005.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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