Spore viability under different storage conditions in four rupicolous Asplenium L. taxa

American Fern Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-38

  Aragon, Cristina F ^a,b   Pangua, Emilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIANTUM; ASPLENIUM; ASPLENIUM ADIANTUM; ASPLENIUM ADIANTUM-NIGRUM; ASPLENIUM RUTA-MURARIA; ASPLENIUM SEPTENTRIONALE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RUTA; RUTACEAE;

EID: 2942722725     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444(2004)094[0028:SVUDSC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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