The consequences of clone size for paternal and maternal success in domestic apple (Malus x domestica)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1326-1332

  Routley, Matthew B ^a,b   Kron, Paul ^a   Husband, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female function; Geitonogamy; Male function; Pollen discounting; Pollen limitation

Indexed keywords

CLONE; GEITONOGAMY; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 31844450512     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.9.1326     Document Type: Article

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