Ripe pollen carbohydrate changes in Trachycarpus fortunei: The effect of relative humidity

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 117-124

  Guarnieri, M ^a   Speranza, A ^b   Nepi, M ^a   Artese, D ^a   Pacini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Germinability; Pollen; Trachycarpus fortunei; Viability; Water content

Indexed keywords

TRACHYCARPUS FORTUNEI;

EID: 33747825732     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-006-0027-3     Document Type: Article

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