Storage and viability testing of Protea pollen

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 804-809

  Van Der Walt, I David ^a   Littlejohn, Gail M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

fluorochromatic test; humidity control; in vitro germination; liquid nitrogen; pollen tubes; pollination

Indexed keywords

PROTEA;

EID: 0030442629     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.5.804     Document Type: Article

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