Pollen-pollen interactions in Betula pendula in vitro

New Phytologist

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 481-487

  Pasonen, H L ^a   Kapyla M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula Roth (silver birch); Pollen competition; Pollen interactions; Pollen population effect

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; POLLEN;

GERMINATION; POLLEN COMPETITION;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 2642652231     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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