Structural diversity of fructan in relation to the taxonomy of the Poaceae

New Phytologist

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-17

  Bonnett, G D ^a   Sims, I M ^b   Simpson, R J ^a   Cairns, A J ^a,b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aveneae; Fructan; Poaceae; Poeae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031437153     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00721.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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