Mechanical isolation and ultrastructural characterization of viable egg cells in Plumbago zeylanica

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 368-373

  Cao, Yajuan ^a   Russell, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg cell isolation (angiosperm); Micromanipulation; Plumbago zeylanica; Ultrastructure; Viable egg

Indexed keywords

PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA;

EID: 0031452213     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050111     Document Type: Article

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