Empty samara and parthenocarpy in Ulmus minor s.l. in Spain

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 241-243

  Lopez Almansa J C ^a,b   Gil, L ^a  

^a Ciudad Universitaria   (Spain)

^b Catholic University of Avila   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elm; Empty fruit; Genetic variability; Parthenocarpy; Pollen; Pollination

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GENES; SEED; STATISTICAL METHODS; WOOD;

PARTHENOCARPY; SAMARA;

FORESTRY;

BRANCHES; PAPER BAGS; ULMUS;

ULMACEAE; ULMUS; ULMUS MINOR;

EID: 3042643015     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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