Cell cycle events in developing neem (Azadirachta indica) seeds: Are they related to intermediate storage behaviour?

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-168

  Sacandé, Moctar ^a,b   Groot, Steven P C ^b   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^b   De Castro, Renato D ^b   Bino, Raoul J ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE SEMENCES FORESTIÈRES   (Burkina Faso)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Flow cytometry; Neem; Nuclear replication stage; Seed development; Seed storage; tubulin

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; AZADIRACHTA JUSS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031010132     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003494     Document Type: Conference Paper

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