Biogenesis and function of the lipidic structures of pollen grains

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-80

  Piffanelli, Pietro ^a   Ross, Joanne H E ^a   Murphy, Denis J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipid; Microspore; Oil body; Pollen; Sporopollenin; Tapetum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031838906     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050122     Document Type: Review

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