Influence of photosynthetic restriction due to defoliation at flowering on seed abortion in lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 315, 1997, Pages 1815-1823

  Genter, Thierry ^a   Deléens, Eliane ^a   Fleury, André ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

^b Lab de Prod Legumiere   (France)

Author keywords

Abortion limiting stage (ALS); Flowering; Lucerne; Pollination; Seed production

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 1842374382     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.10.1815     Document Type: Article

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