Biology and conservation of endangered plants: The need to study breeding systems

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-42

  Ranjit Daniels, R J ^a   Jayanth, M ^a  

^a M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Breeding systems; endangered plants; genetic variation; in situ conservation

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0029738209     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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