A study on structural features in early flower development of jatropha curcas L. and the classification of its inflorescences

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-284

  Wu, Jun ^a   Liu, Yuan ^a   Tang, Lin ^a   Zhang, Fuli ^a   Chen, Fang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Flower; Inflorescence; Jatropha curcas; Scanning electron microscopy; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 79952137710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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