Cytological basis for a tetraspory in Cupressus sempervirens L. megagametogenesis and its implications in genetic studies

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 776-779

  El Maataoui M ^a   Pichot, C ^b   Alzubi, H ^a   Grimaud, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cupressus sempervirens; Cytology; Megagametogenesis Genetics; Megasporogenesis

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL WALL; CONIFER; CYTOLOGY; FRACTIONATION; MEGAGAMETOGENESIS; MEGAGAMETOPHYTE; MEGASPOROGENESIS; MEIOSIS; NUCELLUS; PLANT GENETICS; POLLINATION; TETRASPORY;

CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 0031839447     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050801     Document Type: Article

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