Phenotypic characteristics as predictors of phytosterols in mature Cycas micronesica seeds

HortScience

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 725-729

  Marler, Thomas E ^a   Shaw, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Cycads; Guam; Phenotypic plasticity; Size; Sterol; Steryl glucoside

Indexed keywords

CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS; CYCAS MICRONESICA;

EID: 67650812770     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.44.3.725     Document Type: Article

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