Reproductive potential of the alien species Asclepias Syriaca (Asclepiadaceae) in the rural landscape

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Csontos, Péter ^a   Bózsing, Erika ^a   Cseresnyés, Imre ^b   Penksza, Károly ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

^c SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Asclepias syriaca; Reproductive capacity; Seed production; Soil seed bank; Stand density; Weed control

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; RURAL AREA; SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA;

EID: 68249135439     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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