Fertilization and embryogeny in Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 293, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 25-30

  Zhang, Di ^a   Ren, Li ^b   Shen, Xiao Hui ^b   Zhuo, Li Huan ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis; Embryogeny; Endosperm development; Fertilization

Indexed keywords

AGAPANTHUS; AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX; DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 79955974109     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-010-0378-y     Document Type: Article

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