Effects of simulated microgravity on male gametophyte of Prunus, Pyrus, and Brassica species

Protoplasma

Volumn 228, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 121-126

  De Micco, V ^a   Scala, M ^a   Aronne, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Callose plug; Gametophytic selection; Pollen germination; Simulated microgravity; Space; Sperm cell

Indexed keywords

CALLOSE; GLUCAN;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CYTOLOGY; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; PEAR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; PRUNUS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

BRASSICA; GERMINATION; GLUCANS; POLLEN; PRUNUS; PYRUS; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 33748114120     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-006-0161-7     Document Type: Article

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