Ovary starch reserves and pistil development in avocado (Persea americana)

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-404

  Alcaraz, M Librada ^a   Hormaza, J Ignacio ^a   Rodrigo, Javier ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE HORTOFRUTICULTURA SUBTROPICAL Y MEDITERRÁNEA LA MAYORA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OVULE; POLLEN TUBE;

FLOWERS; KINETICS; ORGAN SIZE; OVULE; PERSEA; POLLEN TUBE; STARCH;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 78349235840     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2010.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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