Calcium-induced sperm fusion in Zea mays L.

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 74-82

  Zhang, Guichang ^a   Liu, Dan ^a   Cass, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Sperm fusion; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030905622     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050070     Document Type: Article

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