Reproductive biology and breeding system of Aconitum balfourii (Benth) Muk: A high altitude endangered medicinal plant of Garhwal Himalaya, India

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Nautiyal, Bhagwati P ^a   Nautiyal, M C ^b   Rawat, N ^b   Nautiyal, A R ^b  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Control cross; Pollen germination; Protandry; Reproductive phenology

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM; ACONITUM BALFOURII; ALPINE TUNDRA; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLOWER; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; INDIA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT REPRODUCTION; POLLEN GERMINATION; POLLEN TUBE GROWTH; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SEED MORPHOLOGY; SEED PRODUCTION;

ACONITUM BALFOURII; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70350300977     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2009.61.68     Document Type: Article

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