Thermogenic flowering of the giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos, Araceae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 647-655

  Ivancic, Anton ^a   Roupsard, Olivier ^b   Garcia, José Quero ^b   Lebot, Vincent ^b   Pochyla, Vesna ^a   Okpul, Tom ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c NARI   (Papua New Guinea)

^d PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Alocasia macrorrhizos; Giant taro; Inflorescence development; Pollination; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

ODORS; SEED; THERMOCOUPLES;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; GIANT TARO; INFLORESCENCE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOGENESIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLOWERING;

ODORS; PLANTS; SEEDS; THERMOCOUPLES;

ALOCASIA; ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ARACEAE; DERMAPTERA; LABIDURA TRUNCATA; LABIDURIDAE;

EID: 26444529025     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b05-040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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