Distribution of calcium in the stigma and style of tobacco during pollen germination and tube elongation

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-96

  Ge, Li Li ^a   Xie, Chao Tian ^b   Tian, Hui Qiao ^a   Russell, Scott D ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIMEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Nicotiana tabacum; Pollen tube; Stigma; Style

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLLEN; POLLEN TUBE; POLLINATION; TOBACCO;

CALCIUM; FLOWERS; GERMINATION; POLLEN; POLLEN TUBE; POLLINATION; TOBACCO;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67349084703     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-009-0094-3     Document Type: Article

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