Programmed cell death of the non-functional megaspores in Larix leptolepis (Sieb. et Zucc.) Gordon (Pinaceae): Ultrastructural aspects

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 187-195

  Cecchi Fiordi, A ^a   Papini, A ^a   Brighigna, Lui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Larix leptolepis; Megaspores; Programmed cell death; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MOLECULES; MORPHOLOGY;

ULTRASTRUCTURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANIMALIA; LARIX LEPTOLEPIS; PINACEAE;

EID: 0036555880     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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