Karyotype analysis and 4C nuclear DNA estimation in three species of Acanthus, a mangrove associate from coastal Orissa

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 350, 1996, Pages 151-159

  Das, A B ^a   Basak, U C ^a   Das, P ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthus; Chromosome number; Cytophotometry; Karyotype; Mangroves; Nuclear DNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001598230     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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