Ovary starch reserves and flower development in apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-41

  Rodrigo, Javier ^a   Hormaza, J Ignacio ^a   Herrero, María ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL VOLUME; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; FLOWERING; FRUITING; STARCH;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0034003394     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2000.108001035.x     Document Type: Article

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