In vitro pollen germination capacity of Citrullus lanatus L., (Cucurbitaceae)

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 681-684

  Khan, Shaukat Ali ^a   Perveen, Anjum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 77952940690     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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