Self-incompatibility evidenced through scanning electron microscopy and pollination behaviour in Stevia rebaudiana

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-100

  Yadav, Ashok Kumar ^a   Singh, S ^a   Rajeev, ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Floral Biology; Pollen Dispersal; Pollination; Scanning Electron Microscopy (Sem); Stevia Rebaudiana

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894454242     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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