Does barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) pollen swell in fractions of a second?

Plant Science

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Rehman, S ^a   Rha, E S ^b   Ashraf, M ^c   Lee, K J ^a   Yun, S J ^a   Kwak, Y G ^a   Yoo, N H ^a   Kim, J K ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Barley; Hydraulic conductivity; Pollen; Potassium; Rapid swelling

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DISTILLATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OSMOSIS; SWELLING; WATER;

BARLEY; CYTOPLASM; POLLEN MEMBRANES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EMBRYOPHYTA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 2442629505     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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