Self-pollination in some groups of plants is prevented by a sophisticated biochemical signalling system. The molecule active in the female emerges as a highly charged glycoprotein, but the identity of the male determinant remains unknown. Studies of both the molecular biology and the physiology of t
Mechanisms of self-incompatibility in flowering plants
โ Scribed by N. F. Silva; D. R. Goring
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 342 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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