Developmental characteristics of floral organs and pollen of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. Chinensis)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 103-115

  Huang, Li ^a,c   Zhao, Xiaofeng ^b   Liu, Tingting ^a,c   Dong, Heng ^a,c   Cao, Jiashu ^a,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Anther; Brassica campestris; Chinese cabbage; Floral organ; Flower; Pollen

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 77952427433     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-010-0283-4     Document Type: Article

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