Variation in morphophysiological characters of fruits of Trigonobalanus doichangensis (Fagaceae) according to individual trees, populations and years

Euphytica

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 231-238

  Zheng, Yan Ling ^a,b   Sun, Wei Bang ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Population variation; Seed abortion; Seed germination; Seed mass

Indexed keywords

FAGACEAE; TRIGONOBALANUS;

EID: 54849195500     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-008-9716-3     Document Type: Article

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