Cytoplasmic acidification and current influx follow growth pulses of Lilium longiflorum pollen tubes

Plant Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-91

  Messerli, Mark A ^a   Robinson, Kenneth R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CYTOPLASM; HYDROGEN; LILIUM LONGIFLORUM; PH; PLANT GROWTH; POLLEN TUBE;

EID: 0031691672     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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