Gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis of oxidative degradation products of sporopollenin in Magnolia grandiflora (Magnoliaceae) and Hibiscus syriacus (Malvaceae)

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-299

  Kawase, Masaya ^a   Takahashi, Masamichi ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GC MS; Oxidative degradation product; Pollen; Si compound; Sporopollenin

Indexed keywords

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SYRIACUS; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA; MAGNOLIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE;

EID: 0041115792     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02344476     Document Type: Article

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