Mitotic activity in wheat shoot apical meristems: Effect of dissection to expose the apical dome

Plant Science

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-225

  Simmonds, John A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apical cell; Differential interference contrast (DIC); Mitotic activity

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; LACTIC ACID; PHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PLANT GROWTH; WHEAT;

EID: 0031583862     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)00206-9     Document Type: Article

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