Cytological features of oogenesis and their evolutionary significance in the fern Osmunda japonica

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-69

  Cao, Jian Guo ^a   Dai, Xiao Fei ^a   Wang, Quan Xi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extra wall; Fern; Oogenesis; Osmunda japonica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FERN; OVULE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GAMETOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FERNS; GAMETOGENESIS, PLANT; OVULE;

FILICOPHYTA; OSMUNDA JAPONICA; OSMUNDACEAE;

EID: 84857364657     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-011-0179-7     Document Type: Article

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