Influence of calcium availability on deposition of calcium carbonate and calcium oxalate crystals in the idioblasts of Morus australis Poir. leaves

Botanical Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-127

  Wu, Chi Chih ^a   Chen, Shiang Jiuun ^b   Yen, Tsair Bor ^c   Kuo Huang, Ling Long ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Calcium nutrition; Calcium oxalate; Morus australis

Indexed keywords

MORUS (PLANT); MORUS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 33744804270     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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