Seed morphology and seed coat anatomy of some species of Apocynaceae and Asclepiadaceae

Annals of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 229-238

  Gabr, Dalia G ^a  

^a Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Identification; Seed coat anatomy; Seed morphology; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016326087     PISSN: 05701783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aoas.2014.11.010     Document Type: Article

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