The fusion of sperm cells and the function of male germ unit (MGU) of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Tian, Hui Qiao ^a,b   Russell, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fusion; Male germ unit; Nicotiana tabacum; Sperm cell

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031826921     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050137     Document Type: Article

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