Pollination drop in Juniperus communis: Response to deposited material

Annals of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1475-1481

  Mugnaini, Serena ^a   Nepi, Massimo ^a   Guarnieri, Massimo ^a   Piotto, Beti ^b   Pacini, Ettore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b APAT (Environmental Protection Agency and Technical Services)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female cone; Gymnosperm reproduction; Juniperus communis; Pollen; Pollination drop withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE;

CONIFEROUS TREE; GLUCOSE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; GYMNOSPERM; JUNIPERUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SECRETION;

CARBOHYDRATES; FRUCTOSE; GYMNOSPERMS; JUNIPERUS; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

GYMNOSPERMAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 36448945501     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm253     Document Type: Article

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