Development of male flowers in Zizania aquatica (North American wild-rice; Gramineae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-351

  Zaitchik, Benjamin F ^a,b,c   LeRoux, Lucia G ^a,b,c   Kellogg, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell death; Development; Grass; Maize; Unisexual flowers; Wild rice; Zizania

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY;

TRIPSACUM; ZEA MAYS; ZIZANIA AQUATICA;

EID: 0034093889     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314268     Document Type: Article

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