The Effect of Sterilization and Storage Conditions on the Viability of the Spores of Cyathea delgadii

American Fern Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 72-80

  Simabukuro, Eliana A ^a   Dyer, Adrian F ^b   Felippe, Gil M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYATHEA;

EID: 0011126729     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1547226     Document Type: Article

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