A new procedure for making observations of embryo morphology in dust-like seeds with rigid coats

Seed Science Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-67

  De Vega, Clara ^a   De Oliveira, Renata Carmo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clearing technique; Cytinus; Dust like seeds; Embryo visualization; Holoparasitic plants; Rigid coated seeds

Indexed keywords

CYTINUS; CYTINUS HYPOCISTIS; CYTINUS RUBER;

EID: 34250363229     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258507387989     Document Type: Article

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