The role of petal cell shape and pigmentation in pollination success in Antirrhinum majus

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 778-784

  Glover, Beverley J ^a,b   Martin, Cathie ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antirrhinum majus; Competition; Conical papillate petal cells; Flower colour; MIXTA; Pollination

Indexed keywords

CELL SHAPE; EPIDERMIS; FLAVONOID; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MUTANT; MUTATION; PIGMENTATION; POLLINATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS;

EID: 0031821022     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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