Influence of intraovular reserves on ovule fate in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 86-93

  Rodrigo, Javier ^a   Herrero, Maria ^a  

^a Campus de Aula Dei   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apricot; Ovule abortion; Ovule development; Prunus armeniaca; Starch

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0031811011     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050124     Document Type: Article

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