Epigenetic marks in the mature pollen of Quercus suber L. (Fagaceae)

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Ribeiro, Teresa ^a   Viegas, Wanda ^a   Morais Cecílio, Leonor ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Delayed fertilization; Epigenetic marks; Fagaceae; Generative nucleus; Vegetative nucleus

Indexed keywords

FAGACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 60549115593     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-008-0083-y     Document Type: Article

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