[en] Reproductive development in cereals is not easy to investigate because their quantitative response to environmental factors makes it difficult to synchronize the plants. In this paper, one of our aims was to assess whether Lolium temulentum strain Ceres, a qualitative long-day grass, could serve as a model of reproductive development for cereals. The morphological patterns from floral transition to seed set were studied.
Périlleux, Claire ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie végétale
Bernier, Georges ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Services généraux (Faculté des sciences) > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Sciences)
Kinet, Jean Marie; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie végétale
Language :
English
Title :
Reproductive Development in Lolium temulentum L.: Spike Morphogenesis and Grain Set Limitations
Publication date :
1991
Journal title :
Journal of Experimental Botany
ISSN :
0022-0957
eISSN :
1460-2431
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
42
Issue :
4
Pages :
501
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
FRFC n°2.9009.87
Funders :
IRSIA - Institut pour l'Encouragement de la Recherche Scientifique dans l'Industrie et l'Agriculture [BE] FRFC - Fonds de la Recherche Fondamentale Collective [BE] ULg. ARC - Université de Liège. Actions de Recherche Concertées [BE]