Attraction and transport of male gametes for fertilization

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 337-342

  Russell, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Gamete interaction; Plumbago; Pollen tube; Sperm cell; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; PLUMBAGO;

EID: 0030459785     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02441952     Document Type: Review

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