Estimation of nuclear DNA and karyotype analysis in nine cultivars of Musa acuminata

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 362-363, 1997, Pages 181-192

  Das, A B ^a   Das, P ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

4C DNA; Cytophotometry; Genome size; Interphase nuclear volume; Musa acuminata

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007578456     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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