Timing of sexual reproduction and reproductive success in the high-mountain plant Saxifraga bryoides L.

Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 683-693

  Ladinig, U ^a   Wagner, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Flowering phenology; High mountain plant; Prefloration period; Reproductive success; Saxifraga bryoides; Seed development; Thermal time

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SAXIFRAGACEAE;

CLIMATE; FLOWERS; PERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SAXIFRAGACEAE; SEEDS;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SAXIFRAGA;

EID: 36749027578     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965081     Document Type: Article

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