In vitro double fertilization in Nicotiana tabacum (L.): The role of cell volume in cell fusion

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 225-229

  Sun, Meng Xiang ^a   Moscatelli, Alessandra ^b   Yang, Hong Yuan ^a   Cresti, M ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell fusion; Cell volume; In vitro fertilization; Membrane reorganization; Nicotiana tabacum

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CELL VOLUME; GENETIC REGULATION; GERM CELL; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MESOPHYLL CELL; PROTOPLAST; SOMATIC CELL;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0034464269     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970000063     Document Type: Article

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