Pollen tube growth in styles of apple and almond flowers after spraying with pesticides

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 842-846

  Yi, W ^a   Law, S E ^b   Wetzstein, H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 0347382747     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2003.11511707     Document Type: Article

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