Pollination, pollen germination and stigma receptivity in Moringa oleifera Lamk

Grana

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-56

  Bhattacharya, Ashoke ^a   Mandal, Sudhendu ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; GERMINATION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

APIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGACEAE; THYSANOPTERA; XYLOCOPA;

EID: 1642399121     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2004.11877463     Document Type: Article

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