Study of pollen cytology and evaluation of pollen viability using in vivo and in vitro test, in borage (Borago officinalis L.)

Grana

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-37

  Montaner, Celia ^a   Floris, Elena ^a   Alvarez, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROALIMENTARIA DE ARAGÓN CITA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLEN;

BORAGINACEAE; BORAGO; BORAGO OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0037231590     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130310008553     Document Type: Article

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