Nectar production and transportation in the nectaries of the female Cucumis sativus L. flower during anthesis

Protoplasma

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 71-78

  Peng, Yi Ben ^a   Li, Yi Qin ^b   Hao, Yu Jin ^a   Xu, Zhi Hong ^a   Bai, Shu Nong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amyloplast; ATPase activity; Cucumis sativus; Nectar formation; Nectary; Starch grain

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL VACUOLE; CUCUMBER; FLOWER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FLOWERS; PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; STARCH; VACUOLES;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 6444235920     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-004-0051-9     Document Type: Article

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