Seed production and gametophyte formation in Agave tequilana and Agave americana

Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1343-1353

  Escobar Guzmán, Rocio E ^a   Hernández, Flor Zamudio ^a   Vega, Katia Gil ^a   Simpson, June ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agave americana; Agave tequilana; Female gametophyte; Germination efficiency; Male gametophyte; Pollination treatments

Indexed keywords

BREWING INDUSTRY; FERTILITY; GAMETOPHYTE; GERMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SUGAR;

AGAVE; AGAVE AMERICANA; AGAVE TEQUILANA; POLYGONUM;

EID: 56049108357     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-099     Document Type: Article

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