Substructure of spore and pollen grain exines in lycopodium, alnus, betula, fagus and rhododendron: Investigation with atomic force and scanning tunnelling microscopy

Grana

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-198

  Wittborn, Jesper ^a   Rao, K V ^a   El Ghazaly, Gamal ^b   Rowley, John R ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETULA; BETULACEAE; FAGUS; LYCOPODIUM; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 0030390765     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173139609430006     Document Type: Article

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