Modules of reproduction in females of the dioecious shrub Oemleria cerasiformis

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-400

  Mitchell, Matthew G E ^a,b   Antos, Joseph A ^a   Allen, Geraldine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs of reproduction; Defoliation; Fruit mass; Fruit set; Integrated physiological units

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FORESTRY; FRUITS; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BRANCH SYSTEMS; REPRODUCTION; SHRUBS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEFOLIATION; DIOECY; FRUIT SET; REPRODUCTION; SHRUB;

OEMLERIA CERASIFORMIS;

EID: 2942709926     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b04-018     Document Type: Article

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