Calcium oxalate crystals in the mature seeds of Norway spruce, Picea abies (L.) Karst.

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 131-137

  Tillman Sutela, Eila ^a   Kaiuppi, Anneli ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conifers; Defense mechanism; Morphology; Nucellus; Seed coat

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0032968335     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050197     Document Type: Article

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