A comparison of pollen counts: Light versus scanning electron microscopy

Grana

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-33

  Jones, Gretchen D ^a,c   Bryant, Vaughn M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Light microscopy; Pollen analyses; Scanning electron microscopy; Soil analysis

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; MICROSCOPY; PALYNOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

LIGUSTRUM; MALVACEAE; MYRTACEAE; TILIA;

EID: 33947115313     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130601173897     Document Type: Article

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