Differences in the initiation of the zygotic and parthenogenetic pathway in the Salmon lines of wheat: Ultrastructural studies

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 121-130

  Matzk, F ^a   Naumova, T N ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b KOMAROV BOTANICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Egg cell; Parthenogenesis; Synergid; Ultrastructure; Wheat; Zygote

Indexed keywords

EID: 15644373353     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050129     Document Type: Article

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