Some reflections on double fertilization, from its discovery to the present

New Phytologist

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 565-583

  Raghavan, V ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm reproduction; Double fertilization; Gymnosperm reproduction; Historical review; In vitro fertilization; Maternal effect genes; Pollen tube guidance

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GYMNOSPERM;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; FRITILLARIA TENELLA; GYMNOSPERMAE; LILIUM MARTAGON; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0041464900     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00846.x     Document Type: Review

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