Megasporogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana L.: An ultrastructural study

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-109

  Bajon, C ^a   Horlow, C ^b   Motamayor, J C ^c   Sauvanet, A ^a   Robert, D ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cellular polarity; Megasporogenesis; Meiosis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0032792871     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050178     Document Type: Article

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