Agamospermous seed production of the invasive tussock grass Nardus stricta L. (Poaceae) in New Zealand - Evidence from pollination experiments

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-151

  Kissling, W Daniel ^a,c   Lord, Janice M ^b   Schnittler, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alien invasive plant; Bagging method; Breeding system; Nardus stricta; Perennial tussock grass; Pollination experiment

Indexed keywords

GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; OUTCROSSING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED PRODUCTION;

NARDUS STRICTA; POACEAE;

EID: 31144434156     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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