Structure and function of the elaiosome in some angiosperm species

Flora

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-141

  Lisci, Marcello ^a   Bianchini, Massimo ^a   Pacini, Ettore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Dormancy; Elaiosome; Hydration; Water reserve

Indexed keywords

CALENDULA; CALENDULA ARVENSIS; CHELIDONIUM; CHELIDONIUM MAJUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA CYPARISSIAS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MERCURIALIS ANNUA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0038214603     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30704-1     Document Type: Article

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