Abnormalities in pistil development result in low seed set in Leymus chinensis (Poaceae)

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 658-667

  Teng, Nianjun ^a,b   Chen, Tong ^a,b   Jin, Biao ^c   Wu, Xiaoqin ^a,b   Huang, Zehao ^a   Li, Xiaoguan ^a,b   Wang, Yuhua ^a,b   Mu, Xijin ^a   Lin, Jinxing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Callose deposition; Embryo sac development; Leymus chinensis; Low seed set; Pistil development

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; FLOWER; GAMETOGENESIS; GERMINATION; GRASS; POLLEN; SEED SET; SPORULATION;

LEYMUS CHINENSIS; POACEAE; POLYGONUM;

EID: 33750530159     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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