Flower development and anatomy of agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1365-1373

  Zhang, Di ^a   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; Floral bud differentiation; Floral organs; Microsporogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX;

EID: 80052901130     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(11)60129-6     Document Type: Article

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