The potential for ploidy level increases and decreases in Crataegus (Rosaceae, Spiraeoideae, tribe Pyreae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 570-584

  Talent, Nadia ^a,b   Dickinson, Timothy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apospory; Hawthorn; Maloideae; Nonrecurrent apomixis; Partial apomixis; Polyhaploids

Indexed keywords

GENES; SEED;

APOSPORY; MALOIDEAE; NONRECURRENT APOMIXIS; PARTIAL APOMIXIS; POLYHAPLOIDS;

FORESTRY;

APOMIXIS; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENE FLOW; PLOIDY; POLLINATION; SEED SET; SPERM;

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CRATAEGUS; FERTILIZATION; GENES; POLLINATION; SEEDS;

CRATAEGUS; MALOIDEAE; ROSACEAE;

EID: 34948876500     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-028     Document Type: Article

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