Idiosyncratic phenomenon of regeneration from cotyledons in the idiot fruit tree, Idiospermum australiense

Austral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 254-258

  Edwards, Will ^a   Gadek, Paul ^a   Weber, Ellen ^a   Worboys, Stuart ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Nat Resource Assessments Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cotyledons; Idiospermum; Large diaspore; Regeneration; Seed; Seedling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005131481     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2001.01110.x     Document Type: Article

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