Pump mechanism, secondary pollen presentation, psychophily and anemochory in Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. (Asteraceae)
Emilia sonchifolia flowers profusely during August-November. The plant produces capitulum inflorescence with only disc florets presenting nectar and pollen as rewards. It is temporally dioecious with strong protandry which prevents autonomous autogamy, minimizes geitonogamy and maximizes xenogamy. T...
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Language: | English |
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Plovdiv University Press
2017-08-01
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Series: | Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology |
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Online Access: | https://editorial.uni-plovdiv.bg/index.php/JBB/article/view/91 |