Preface |
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About the Author |
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5 | (2) |
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Reproduction and Regeneration in Plants |
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7 | (1) |
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Asexual/Vegetative Reproduction |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (4) |
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15 | (10) |
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Flower as a Modified Determinate Shoot |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Organogeny of Floral Parts |
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18 | (1) |
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Flower Development: Genetic and Molecular Aspects |
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Unifying Principles of Flower Development |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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Floral Organ Identity Genes |
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22 | (1) |
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A New Addition to the ABC Model: Sepallata (SEP) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Microsporangium |
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25 | (22) |
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Anther Wall: Structure and Functions |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (4) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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Behaviour of the Nucleus in Tapetal Cells |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Male Gametophyte |
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47 | (22) |
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Formation of Vegetative and Generative Cells |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Inheritance of Cytoplasmic Traits |
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55 | (1) |
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Mechanism of Cytoplasmic Inheritance |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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Development of the Pollen Wall |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Ubisch Bodies (Orbicules) |
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62 | (1) |
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Pollen Development in Cyperaceae |
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62 | (1) |
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Pollen Embryo Sacs (Nemec Phenomenon) |
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63 | (1) |
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Pollen Grains in Aquatic Plants |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Palynology: Pollen Morphology |
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69 | (12) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Pollen Preparation: Acetolysis Method |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (24) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Hemianatropous or Hemitropous |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (3) |
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Vascular Supply to the Ovule |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (3) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Female Gametophyte |
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Types of Female Gametophytes |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Type |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Nutrition of the Embryo Sac |
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119 | (1) |
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Extensions of the Embryo Sac |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (20) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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Agencies of Cross-Pollination |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Adaptations for Cross-pollination |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (3) |
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Pollination Constraints In Flowering Plants |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Effect of Temperature and Humidity |
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141 | (1) |
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Storage by Freezing and Dehydration |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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Use of Diluents During Storage |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (16) |
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145 | (3) |
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Pollen Tube Formation and Growth |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Hollow Style or Open Type |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Entry of Pollen Tube into the Ovule |
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151 | (2) |
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Entry of Pollen Tube into the Embryo Sac |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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Fusion of Nuclei (Syngamy) |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Pollen Grains in the Stylar Canal and Ovary |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Self-Incompatibility |
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Homomorphic Incompatibility |
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161 | (1) |
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Heteromorphic Incompatibility |
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161 | (2) |
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Classification of Self-Incompatibility |
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163 | (1) |
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1 Gametophytic Self-Incompatibility (GSI) |
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163 | (1) |
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2 Sporophytic Self-Incompatibility (SSI) |
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163 | (1) |
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Genetics of Self-Incompatibility |
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163 | (3) |
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Pollen-Pistil Interaction |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Stigma Surface Inhibition |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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Methods of Overcoming Incompatibility |
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170 | (1) |
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Mentor Pollen (Mixed Pollination) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Intra-ovarian and in vitro Pollination |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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High Temperature Treatment |
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172 | (1) |
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Application of Growth Substances |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (3) |
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177 | (22) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (6) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (4) |
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Wall Formation in Endosperm |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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Endosperm and Embryo Relationship |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (18) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (2) |
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Embryogeny in Dicotyledons |
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201 | (1) |
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Dicot and Monocot Embryos |
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202 | (1) |
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Some Examples of Dicot and Monocot Embryogeny |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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Guizotia abyssinica (Asteraceae) |
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204 | (1) |
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Mayaca fluviatilis (Mayacaceae) |
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204 | (3) |
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207 | (1) |
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Commelina subulata (Commelinaceae) |
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207 | (1) |
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Triticum aestivum (Poaceae) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (1) |
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Suspensor: Structure and Function |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (12) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (2) |
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Integumentary Polyembryony |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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Zygotic and Suspensor Polyembryony |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (4) |
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Significance of Polyembryony |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (3) |
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229 | (16) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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Adventitious Embryony (Sporophytic Apomixis) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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Diplospory (Generative Apospory) |
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232 | (2) |
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Apospory (Somatic Apospory) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
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Genetic Basis of Apomixis |
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238 | (1) |
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Embryo-Endosperm Relationship in Apomicts |
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239 | (1) |
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Practical Applications of Apomixis |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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241 | (4) |
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245 | (24) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (3) |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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Internal Morphology of the Seed |
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256 | (1) |
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Development of the Seed Coat |
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257 | (4) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Autochory (Self Dispersal) |
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263 | (1) |
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Anemochory (Wind Dispersal) |
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264 | (1) |
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Hydrochory (Water Dispersal) |
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265 | (1) |
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Zoochory (Animal Dispersal) |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Experimental Plant Reproductive Biology |
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Techniques for Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (3) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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Factors Affecting Androgenesis |
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274 | (3) |
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Ontogeny of Pollen Embryoids |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (2) |
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Techniques of Isolated Pollen Culture |
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280 | (1) |
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Diploidization of Haploids |
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281 | (1) |
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Significance and Uses of Haploids |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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Culture of Immature Endosperm |
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287 | (1) |
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Culture of Mature Endosperm |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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Organogenesis in Endosperm Cultures |
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288 | (1) |
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Applications of Endosperm Culture |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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Embryo-Nurse Endosperm Transplant |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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Culture of Mature Embryos |
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291 | (1) |
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Culture of Embryonal Segments |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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Shortening of the Breeding Cycle |
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294 | (1) |
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Determination of Seed Viability |
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294 | (1) |
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Propagation of Rare Plants |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (2) |
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Development of Somatic Embryos |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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Desiccated Coated or Non-coated Seeds |
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300 | (1) |
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Practical Applications of Artificial Seeds |
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300 | (2) |
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Factors Affecting Somatic Embryogenesis |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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Practical Applications of Somatic Embryogenesis |
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302 | (1) |
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Protoplast Culture and Somatic Hybridization |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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Cell Wall Formation and Division |
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307 | (1) |
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Regeneration and Organogenesis |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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Applications of Somatic Hybridization |
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313 | (1) |
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Proroplast Culture and Gene Transfers |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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Significance of Parthenocarpy |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (6) |
Glossary |
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Subject and Plant Index |
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