Ovule abortion in relation to breeding system in four Trifolium species

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 482-485

  Dhar, R ^a   Sharma, N ^a   Sharma, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Abortion; Ovule; Reproductive strategy; Trifolium sp.

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM DUBIUM; TRIFOLIUM FRAGIFERUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 33748644447     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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