Structure and function of mucilaginous achenes of Artemisia monosperma inhabiting the Negev Desert of Israel

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 255-266

  Huang, Z ^a   Gutterman, Y ^a   Hu, Z ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHENE; ANT; DESERT; SAND; SHRUB;

ISRAEL;

ARTEMISIA MONOSPERMA;

EID: 0034433011     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1092/49G5-CNE7-H6UD-PWVW     Document Type: Article

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