Calcium in electron-dense globoids during pollen grain maturation in Chlorophytum elatum R.Br.

Planta

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-421

  Butowt, R ^a,b   Rodriguez Garcia M I ^a   Alche J D ^a   Gorska Brylass, A ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Calcium (pollen germination); Chlorophytum (pollen maturation); Globoid (electron dense); Phytate metabolism; Pollen grain maturation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTUM ELATUM;

EID: 0031450708     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050208     Document Type: Article

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