Plastid differentiation during Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae) pollen grain development

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Nepi, M ^a   Ciampolini, F ^a   Pacini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloplast; Cucurbita pepo; Plastid differentiation; Plastid division; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITACEAE; PEPO;

EID: 0029834619     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00230362     Document Type: Article

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