Pollen germination in Welwitschia mirabilis Hook. f.: Differences between the polyplicate pollen producing genera of the Gnetales

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Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-141

  Rydin, Catarina ^a,b   Friis, Else Marie ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; POLLEN;

EPHEDRA; GNETALES; MIRABILIS; SPERMATOPHYTA; WELWITSCHIA; WELWITSCHIA MIRABILIS;

EID: 27744538457     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130500230459     Document Type: Article

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