Morphological anomalies in pollen tubes of Actinidia deliciosa (Kiwi) exposed to 50 Hz magnetic field

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-156

  Dattilo, Arduino M ^a   Bracchini, Luca ^a   Loiselle, Steven A ^a   Ovidi, Elisa ^b   Tiezzi, Antonio ^b   Rossi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Calcium concentration; ELF; Ionic flux

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYTOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; ELF; EXPOSED TO; HIGHER PLANTS; IONIC FLUXES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; POLLEN GRAINS; POLLEN TUBE; POLLEN TUBE GROWTH;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ION CURRENT; KIWIFRUIT; NONHUMAN; POLLEN GERMINATION; POLLEN TUBE; POLLEN TUBE GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 12844251982     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20086     Document Type: Article

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