Ultrastructure, viability, and In vitro germination of the tricellular Sambucus nigra L. pollen

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 855-860

  Muccifora, S ^a   Bellani, L M ^a   Gori, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pollen; Pollen germination; Sambucus nigra; SEM; TEM

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; POLLEN; VIABILITY;

SAMBUCUS; SAMBUCUS NIGRA;

EID: 0842323758     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378660     Document Type: Article

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