Bud-autogamy in the velvet-leaf blueberry, Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 245-250

  Noormets, Merrit ^a   Olson, A Randall ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autogamy; Self pollination; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BUD; SHRUB;

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 33750517773     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P04-118     Document Type: Article

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