Expression of female sterility in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 271-279

  Rosellini, D ^a   Ferranti, F ^a   Barone, P ^a   Veronesi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Callose; Medicago sativa L.; Megasporogenesis; Ovule development; Ovule sterility

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0038067779     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-003-0163-y     Document Type: Article

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