Pollination in conifers

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 479-485

  Owens, John N ^a   Takaso, Tokushiro ^b   John Runions, C ^c  

^a Centre for Forest Biology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0032438348     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(98)01337-5     Document Type: Review

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