Mode of pollination, pollen germination, and seed set in smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora, Poaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 395-401

  Fang, Xiaobing ^a   Subudhi, Prasanta K ^a   Venuto, Bradley C ^a   Harrison, Stephen A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross pollination; Protogyny; Seed set; Smooth cordgrass; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROTOGYNY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED SET; SELECTIVE BREEDING; WETLAND;

POACEAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 3042808507     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/382810     Document Type: Article

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