Development of the calcium oxalate crystal macropattern in pomegranate (Punica granatum, Punicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1935-1941

  Lersten, Nels R ^a   Horner, Harry T ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Crystals; Druses; Prismatics; Punica; Punicaceae

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; CRYSTAL; OXALATE;

LYTHRACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PUNICA; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 32044457531     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.12.1935     Document Type: Article

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