Ultrastructure and cytochemistry of Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) pollen grain

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Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-51

  Eliseu, Susana A ^a   Dinis, Augusto M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell structure; Endoplasmic reticulum; Eucalyptus; Myrtaceae; Pollen grain; Storage reserves; Vegetative cell

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DICOTYLEDON; EVERGREEN TREE; MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLLEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YAM;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 42549168375     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130801923364     Document Type: Article

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