Antheridiogen production and response in Polypodiaceae species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 633-640

  Cmou, Wen Liang ^a   Farrar, Donald R ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antheridiogen; Dark spore germination; Fern reproduction; Gametophyte; Polypodiaceae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLONEURUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; CAMPYLONEURUM PHYLLITIDIS; FILICOPHYTA; LEPISORUS THUNBERGIANUS; MICROGRAMMA HETEROPHYLLA; ONOCLEA SENSIBILIS; PHLEBODIUM AUREUM; PHYMATOSORUS SCOLOPENDRIA; POLYPODIACEAE; POLYPODIUM AUREUM; POLYPODIUM PELLUCIDUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 0030755598     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445900     Document Type: Article

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