Effects of acidity on the insoluble polysaccharide content of germinating pollen of pinus pinea L. And pinus pinaster aiton

Grana

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 240-247

  Pardi, Maria Luisa ^a   Viegi, Lucia ^a   Renzoni, Giovanna Cela ^a   Franchi, Gian Gabriele ^b   Pacini, Ettore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINUS PINASTER; PINUS PINEA;

EID: 8544253188     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173139609430010     Document Type: Article

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