Field tests for pollen viability; A comparative approach

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 561, Issue , 2001, Pages 87-94

  Firmage, David H ^a   Dafni, Amots ^b  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Comparison; Isatin; Israel; Pollen viability; Stain MTT; X Gal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750289661     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.561.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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