Diversity of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, Moraceae) Seasonality: A Resource for Year-Round Nutrition

Economic Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 340-351

  Jones, A Maxwell P ^a   Murch, Susan J ^a   Ragone, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Artocarpus altilis; Breadfruit; flowering; fruiting; phenology; seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; MORACEAE;

EID: 78649930488     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-010-9134-z     Document Type: Article

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