Iron-rich particles in embryos of seeds from the family Pinaceae

Protoplasma

Volumn 202, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 122-133

  Reid, Daryl A ^a   Ducharme, Heather C ^a   West, M Marcia ^a   Lott, John N A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo; Energy dispersive X ray analysis; Iron rich particles; Pinaceae; Seeds

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; FERRIC PHOSPHATE; IRON; PHYTOFERRITIN; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ABIES; CEDRUS; PINUS;

EID: 0031863556     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01282540     Document Type: Article

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