Phyllotactic pattern is altered in the transition to flowering in the early ears of zea mays landrace chapalote (Poaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 903-913

  Sundberg, Marshall D ^a   Orr, Alan R ^b   Pizzolato, Thompson D ^c  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Ear; Leaf base; Phyllotaxy; Poaceae; Polystichy; Procambium; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GRASS; MAIZE; REPRODUCTION;

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 48249120865     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0700002     Document Type: Article

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