Atomic force microscopic view of the fine topography on the tobacco stigma surface during its response to pollination

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1015-1020

  Wu, Hui ^a   Li, Meng ^a,b   Sun, MengXiang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

AFM (atomic force microscopy); Pollination; Stigma; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 44349161187     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0154-3     Document Type: Article

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