Carica papaya (Caricaceae): A case study into the effects of domestication on plant vegetative growth and reproduction

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 999-1002

  Niklas, Karl J ^a   Marler, Thomas E ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

Allometry; First flowering; Gender expression; Guam; Papaya; Plant height; Scaling exponents

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVAR; CULTIVATION; DOMESTICATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FLOWERING; ONTOGENY; SEXUAL MATURITY; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION; WILD POPULATION;

GUAM; MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CARICA PAPAYA; CARICACEAE;

EID: 34347364468     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.6.999     Document Type: Article

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