Light microscope study of pollen tube growth, fertilization and early embryo and endosperm development in the avocado varieties fuerte and hass

Annals of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1979, Pages 353-359

  Sedgley, M ^a  

^a CSIRO PLANT INDUSTRY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avocado; Embryo; Endosperm; Fertilization; Persea americana Mill; Pollen tube

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006905020     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a085739     Document Type: Article

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