Pollen viability, pollination, seed set, and seed germination of croftonweed (Eupatorium adenophorum) in China

Weed Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-51

  Lu, Hongfei ^a,b   Shen, Jinbo ^a   Sang, Weiguo ^b   Zhang, Xinyi ^a   Lin, Jinxing ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Embryogenesis; Pollination; Reproduction; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; AUTOGAMY; GERMINATION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SET; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; WEED;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

AGERATINA ADENOPHORA; EUPATORIUM;

EID: 38349149004     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-06-210.1     Document Type: Article

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