Development and isolation of the male gametophyte of Torenia fournieri

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Vági, Pál ^a   Martinez, Krisztina ^a   Kristóf, Zoltán ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Microspore tetrads; Pollen grain; Pollen tube; Sperm cell; Torenia

Indexed keywords

TORENIA; TORENIA FOURNIERI;

EID: 6344248733     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-004-0227-7     Document Type: Article

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