How common is the ability of extrafloral nectaries to produce nectar droplets, to secrete nectar during the night and to store starch?

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 691-695

  Gaffal, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diurnal activity of nectar secretion; Extrafloral nectaries; Nectar drop(let)s; Starch content

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; NECTAR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SECRETION; STARCH;

ANIMALIA;

NECTAR; STARCH;

DARKNESS; FLOWER; METABOLISM; NECTAR;

DARKNESS; FLOWERS; PLANT NECTAR; STARCH;

EID: 84864761969     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00616.x     Document Type: Review

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