Morphology and physiology of pollen grains of Italian Prunus persica (L.) Batsch cultivars grown in Argentina

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-96

  Radice, S ^a   Ontivero, M ^a   Giordani, E ^b   Bellini, E ^b  

^a Centre de Estudios Farmacologicos y Botanicos   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nectarine; Peach; Pollen morphology; Pollen viability; Prunus

Indexed keywords

AURELIA; EMILIA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 0043202627     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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