Palynological studies on some Nigerian species of Vigna savi

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1122-1125

  Mbagwu, F N ^a   Edeoga, H O ^b  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Leguminous; Papilionoideae; Pollen grains; Structure; Vigna taxa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COWPEA; FLOWER; LEGUME; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT EVOLUTION; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT TAXONOMY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

PAPILIONOIDEAE; VIGNA; VIGNA AMBACENSIS; VIGNA RACEMOSA; VIGNA RETICULATA; VIGNA SUBTERRANEA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; VIGNA VEXILLATA;

EID: 33845888784     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.1122.1125     Document Type: Article

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