Leaf Traits, Yield Components, and Seed Quality of Paeonia ostii Across Contrasting Understory Positions in a

Jiaojiao Zhang1, Donglin Li1, Yu Duan2

  • 1Jiangsu Academy of Forestry, Nanjing 211153, China.

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 26, 2026
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