Flower thermoregulation facilitates fertilization in Asian sacred lotus

Annals of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1159-1163

  Li, Jiao Kun ^a   Huang, Shuang Quan ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asian sacred lotus; Beetle pollination syndrome; Fertilization process; Nelumbo nucifera; Pollen viability; Post pollination events; Stigma receptivity; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLOWER; LOW TEMPERATURE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED SET; THERMOREGULATION;

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; FLOWER; LOTUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; TEMPERATURE;

FERTILIZATION; FLOWERS; LOTUS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

COLEOPTERA; NELUMBO; NELUMBO NUCIFERA;

EID: 65349179763     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp051     Document Type: Article

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