Ethyl methanesulfonate-induced seed mutagenesis of Capsicum annuum

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-241

  Alcantara, T P ^a,b   Bosland, P W ^a   Smith, D W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMINATION; MALE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0029957705     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a022992     Document Type: Article

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