Promising directions in plant phenotypic plasticity

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 227-233

  Sultan, Sonia E ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Architectural plasticity; Cross generational plasticity; Dynamic plasticity; Phenotypic determination; Transduction pathways

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT;

EID: 4544361124     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1433-8319-00082     Document Type: Article

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