Arabinogalactan proteins may facilitate the movement of pollen tubes from the stigma to the ovules in Actinidia deliciosa and Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Euphytica

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-178

  Coimbra, Sílvia ^a   Duarte, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Amaranthus hypochondriacus; Arabinogalactan proteins; Immunolocalization; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS;

EID: 0141615099     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025564920478     Document Type: Article

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