Reproductive biology and incompatibility studies in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-131

  Dhamayanthi, K P M ^b   Sasikumar, B ^a   Remashree, A B ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPICES RESEARCH   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR COTTON RESEARCH   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Pollen tube growth; Pollination; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; GENES; HYDROLYSIS; MICROMETERS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLOWERS; POLLINATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

BIOLOGY;

ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0344255617     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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