The foliar micromorphology of Solanum pseudocapsicum

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 326-330

  Aliyu Aliero, Adamu ^a   Grierson, Donald S ^a   Afolayan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Glandular trichome; Leaf crystals; Micromorphology; Solanum pseudocapsicum; Stomata distribution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PLANT; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLANUM; SOLANUM PSEUDOCAPSICUM;

EID: 33646804510     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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