Nucellus - A unique embryologic system

Phytomorphology: An International Journal of Plant Morphology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 337-376

  Rangan, T S ^a   Rangaswamy, N S ^a,b  

^a PASADENA CITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b KC 29 B ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Nucellar embryony; Nucellus culture; Ovule developmental mutants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347720135     PISSN: 00319449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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