Influence of gravity and light on the developmental polarity of Ceratopteris richardii fern spores

Planta

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 553-560

  Edwards, Erin Swint ^a   Roux, Stanley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell polarity; Ceratopteris; Fern gametophyte; Gravity; Light; Nuclear movement

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; DEVELOPMENTAL POLARITY; GERMINATION; GRAVITY; LIGHT; MIGRATION; POLARITY DETERMINATION; RHIZOID ELONGATION;

NASA DISCIPLINE PLANT BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL POLARITY; GERMINATION; GRAVITATION; LIGHT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SPORES;

BRYOPHYTES; CERATOPTERIS; CERATOPTERIS RICHARDII; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0032146768     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050355     Document Type: Article

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