Programmed cell death in the nucellus of Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae)

Caryologia

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 334-339

  Luigi, Brighigna ^b   Papini, Alessio ^b   Milocani, Eva ^b   Vesprini, Jose L ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nucellus; PCD; Tillandsia; TUNEL; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BROMELIACEAE; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 65449128938     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2006.10797935     Document Type: Article

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