Isolation and characterisation of chloroplasts from Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 156, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 584-594

  Koonjul, Priyum K ^a   Brandt, Wolf F ^a   Lindsey, George G ^a   Farrant, Jill M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cations; Chloroplast; Craterostigma wilmsii; Desiccation tolerant; Myrothamnus flabellifolius; Pisum sativum; Polyphenolics; Resurrection plant; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CRATEROSTIGMA; CRATEROSTIGMA PLANTAGINEUM; CRATEROSTIGMA WILMSII; MIMOSA; MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; SELAGINELLA PILIFERA;

EID: 0033920815     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(00)80217-5     Document Type: Article

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