Micro-fibre pollination bags and high viability Pinus patula pollen enhance cone survival and seed set during controlled pollination

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 469-475

  Nel, A ^a,b   Van Staden, J ^b  

^a Shaw Research Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; POLLINATION; SEED SET; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CONIFERALES; PINUS PATULA;

EID: 1842765428     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30283-0     Document Type: Article

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