A comparative study on mucilaginous diaspores of four plant species

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1869-1872

  Liu, Zhimin ^a   Yan, Qiaoling ^a   Luo, Yongming ^a   Wang, Hongmei ^a   Li, Rongping ^a   Li, Xuehua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Linum stelleroides; Mucilaginous diaspores; Plantago depressa; Plantago maritima; Thymus serpyllum

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; SEED; WATER STRESS; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLAX; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; PLANTAGO;

ADHESIVES; FLAX; PLANTAGO; SEEDS;

LINUM; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO MARITIMA; THYMUS SERPYLLUM;

EID: 10444228077     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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