Anatomical characterization of parasitic plants of Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2661-2669

  Khan, Mir Ajab ^a   Sharif, Tahseen ^a   Ahmad, Mushtaq ^a   Zafar, Muhammad ^a   Tareen, Rasool Bakhsh ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; CUSCUTACEAE; KORTHALSELLA; OPUNTIA; OROBANCHACEAE; OROBANCHE; OROBANCHE AEGYPTIACA; SANTALACEAE; VISCUM ALBUM; VISCUM CRUCIATUM;

EID: 76349106217     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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