Factors affecting embryo abortion in Syzygium cuminii (L.) skeels (myrtaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-52

  Arathi, H S ^a,c   Ganeshaiah, K N ^c   Shaanker, R Uma ^c   Hegde, S G ^b,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYZYGIUM CUMINII;

EID: 0030060508     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297319     Document Type: Article

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