Polyspermy barriers in plants: From preventing to promoting fertilization

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-65

  Spielman, Melissa ^a   Scott, Rod J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Double fertilization; Heterofertilization; Polyspermy block

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 39749091732     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-007-0063-7     Document Type: Review

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