Differentiation of generative and vegetative cells in angiosperm pollen

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Tanaka, Ichiro ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Generative cell; Microspore mitosis; Nuclear differentiation; Pollen; Vegetative cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030892171     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050060     Document Type: Review

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