Pollen cytoskeleton during germination and tube growth

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1853-1860

  Cai, Giampiero ^a   Del Casino, Cecilia ^a   Romagnoli, Silvia ^a   Cresti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell polarity; Cytoskeleton; Pollen tube; Reproduction; Tip growth

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 31644446790     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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