Morpho-physiological and phenological attributes of reproductive biology of tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) in Sri Lanka

Euphytica

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-215

  Ariyarathna, H A C K ^a   Gunasekare, M T K ^a   Kottawa Arachchige, J D ^a   Paskarathevan, R ^a   Ranaweera, K K ^a   Ratnayake, M ^a   Kumara, J B D A P ^b  

^a TEA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze; Early seed development; Fecundity; Phenology; Reproductive morpho physiology

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 80051670850     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-011-0399-9     Document Type: Article

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