Density affects gametophyte growth and sexual expression of Osmunda cinnamomea (Osmundaceae: Pteridophyta)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-232

  Huang, Yao Moan ^a   Chou, Hsueh Mei ^a   Chiou, Wen Liang ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gametophyte density; Osmunda cinnamomea; Sexual expression

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO;

FILICOPHYTA; OSMUNDA CINNAMOMEA; OSMUNDACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; FERN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FERNS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; REPRODUCTION; SPORES;

EID: 4944248579     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch142     Document Type: Article

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