Ultrastructural observations of oogenesis in the fern Adiantum flabellulatum L. (Adiantaceae)

American Fern Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-102

  Cao, Jian Guo ^a   Wang, Quan Xi ^a   Dai, Xi Ling ^a   Duckett, Jeffrey G ^b  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiantum flabellulatum; fern; fertilization pore; nuclear evagination; oogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADIANTUM; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDACEAE;

EID: 77956049605     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444-100.2.93     Document Type: Article

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