Environmentally induced nuclear 2C DNA content instability in Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1113-1120

  Johnston, J Spencer ^a   Jensen, Andrea ^a   Czeschin Jr , Don G ^a   Price, H James ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA content; far red light; flow cytometry; instability; nitrogen; red light; sunflower

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0029854315     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446194     Document Type: Article

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