Establishment of a germination medium for artichoke pollen and its relationship with seed production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 681, Issue , 2005, Pages 291-300

  Bernal, C ^a   Palomares, G ^a   Susin I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Nunhems Semillas SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cynara scolymus; Fertility; In vitro pollen germination; Seed set; Staining

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947407274     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.681.38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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