Pollen germination capacity of three mango cultivars (Mangifera indica L., Anacardiaceae) from Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1009-1012

  Khan, Shaukat Ali ^a   Perveen, Anjum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

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ANACARDIACEAE; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 68949170966     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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