Genetic and environmental variation in anther, pollen and pistil dimensions in sesame

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 228-232

  Pfahler, P L ^a   Pereira, M J ^a   Barnett, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anther dimensions; Male transmission; Pistil dimensions; Pollen dimensions; Sesame; Sesamum indicum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029743158     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02173103     Document Type: Article

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