Flowering and pollination patterns of Magnolia denudata with emphasis on anatomical changes in ovule and seed development

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Wang, Ruohan ^a   Jia, Hui ^a   Wang, Jianzhong ^a   Zhang, Zhixiang ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dichogamy; Embryo abortion; Fecundity; Geitonogamy; Pistil receptivity; Pollen viability

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; AUTOGAMY; DICOTYLEDON; FECUNDITY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLOWERING; GEITONOGAMY; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; POLLEN;

MAGNOLIA DENUDATA; MAGNOLIACEAE;

EID: 77949568638     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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