Biomass allocation patterns and reproductive output of four Oenothera L. accessions native to Argentina

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-256

  Vilela, Alejandra ^a   Gonzalez Paleo L ^a   Rondanini, Déborah ^b   Ravetta, Damián ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Evening primrose; New crops; Path analysis; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FRUITS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

EVENING PRIMROSE; PATH ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

BIOMASS;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROP PLANT; GARDEN; PATH ANALYSIS; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEED PRODUCTION; WILD POPULATION;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

OENOTHERA;

BREED; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; OIL; ORGANIC ACID; PLANT; SEED;

EID: 40749128885     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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