Types and meaning of pollen carbohydrate reserves

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 362-366

  Pacini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic polysaccharides; Pollen water content; Starch; Sucrose; Viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030444518     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02441957     Document Type: Review

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