Structural aspects and ecophysiology of anther opening in Allium triquetrum

Annals of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-527

  García, Carolina Carrizo ^a   Nepi, Massimo ^b   Pacini, Ettore ^b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium triquetrum; Anther opening; Dehydration; Filament; Pollen; Wall thickenings

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ECOPHYSIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GARLIC; HISTOLOGY; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALLIUM; FLOWERS; HUMIDITY; WATER;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALLIUM TRIQUETRUM;

EID: 33645092143     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl015     Document Type: Article

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