Scanning electron microscopic observation of stamen and pistil from a cultivar of Carthamus tinctorius: Influence of pollination process

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 673-678

  Fukushima, Akiyoshi ^a   Homma, Takao ^a   Enomoto, Yuji ^a   Saito, Koshi ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bathochromatic color shift; Hormonal control; Mogami Benibana (Carthamus tinctorius) cultivar; Pistil pollination process; Stamen

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 0032869477     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80243-0     Document Type: Article

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