Sex expression, female frequency, and reproductive output in a gynodioecious clonal herb, Glechoma longituba (Lamiaceae)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-264

  Zhang, Yan Wen ^a   Wang, Yong ^b   Yu, Qian ^c   Zhao, Ji Min ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glechoma longituba; Gynodioecious; Sex expression; Sex morph

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLONAL ORGANISM; DICOTYLEDON; GYNODIOECY; HERB; HERMAPHRODITE; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEED SET; TRANSPLANTATION;

GLECHOMA LONGITUBA; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 55149111857     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9430-1     Document Type: Article

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