Glossiness of leaf blades in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench); its visual and ultrastructural studies

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-160

  Tarumoto, Isao ^a,b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bloom; Brassica oleracea; Glossy leaf; SEM; Trichome; Wax structure; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24744467584     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.39.153     Document Type: Review

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