Germination capacity of stored pollen of Abelmoschus esculentus L. (Malvaceae) and their maintenance

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 232-236

  Khan, Shaukat Ali ^a   Perveen, Anjum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE;

EID: 33845312999     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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