Floral Nectary Morphology and Proteomic Analysis of Nectar of Liriodendron tulipifera Linn.

Nectar is a primary nutrient reward for a variety of pollinators. Recent studies have demonstrated that nectar also has defensive functions against microbial invasion. In this study, the Liriodendron tulipifera nectary was first examined by scanning electron microscopy, and then the nectar was analy...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Yanwei, Li, Meiping, Zhao, Fangfang, Zha, Hongguang, Yang, Liming, Lu, Ye, Wang, Guangping, Shi, Jisen, Chen, Jinhui
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4905952/