Temporal sexual maturation and incremental staminal movement encourages mixed mating in Withania somnifera - An insurance for reproductive success

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1390-1399

  Lattoo, Surrinder K ^a   Dhar, Rekha S ^a   Khan, Shabnam ^a   Bamotra, Shishupaul ^a   Dhar, Autar K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Mixed mating; Reproductive success; Sexual maturation; Staminal movement; Withania somnifera (L.)

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 34250340035     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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