The cell walls of pteridophytes and other green plants - A review

Fern Gazette

Volumn 17, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 315-332

  Popper, Z A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Evolution; Terrestrialisation; Vascularisation; Xyloglucan

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; LYCOPODIOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 33947503642     PISSN: 03080838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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