The effect of temperature, polyamines and polyamine synthesis inhibitor on in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth of Prunus mume

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 289-299

  Wolukau, Joseph N ^a,b   Zhang, ShaoLing ^a   Xu, GuoHua ^a   Chen, Dixin ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Pollen germination; Pollen tube growth; Polyamine; Polyamine synthesis inhibitor; Prunus mume; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; POLLINATION;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS MUME;

EID: 0842284725     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(03)00112-2     Document Type: Article

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