The Evolution of Fruit Tree Productivity: A Review

Economic Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-62

  Goldschmidt, Eliezer E ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternate bearing; domestication; masting; sexual reproduction; unconscious selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875396532     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-012-9219-y     Document Type: Article

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