In vitro effect of formaldehyde on Douglas fir pollen

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 341-346

  Shirazi, A M ^a,b   Muir, P S ^b  

^a MORTON ARBORETUM   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Electrical conductivity; Formaldehyde; In vitro; Pinaceae; Pollen germination; Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco.; TTC

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0031750541     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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