Freeze-structure of sperm of Plumbago zeylanica L. in pollen and in vitro

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-226

  Southworth, Darlene ^a   Strout, Gregory ^b   Russell, Scott D ^b  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Freeze fracture; Plasma membrane; Plumbago zeylanica; Sperm (plant); Vegetative cell

Indexed keywords

PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA;

EID: 0030752682     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050090     Document Type: Article

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