The inhibitory effect of CuSO4 on Citrus pollen germination and pollen tube growth and its application for the production of seedless fruit

Plant Science

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-43

  Mesejo, Carlos ^a   Martínez Fuentes, Amparo ^a   Reig, Carmina ^a   Rivas, Fernando ^a   Agustí, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus; Copper; Parthenocarpy

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS;

CROSS-POLLINATION; IN VITRO GERMINATION; PARTHENOCARPY; POLLEN GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CITRUS; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GERMINATION; GROWTH; POLLEN; TREES;

CITRUS; CITRUS NOBILIS;

EID: 27144482992     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2005.07.023     Document Type: Article

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