Electrophoretic and cytological evidence for genetic heterogeneity and the hybrid origin of Athyrium oblitescens

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-36

  Kurihara, Tomoaki ^a   Watano, Yasuyuki ^a   Takamiya, Masayuki ^b   Shimizu, Tatemi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Athyrium oblitescens; Chromosome number; Hexaploidy; Reticulate evolution

Indexed keywords

ATHYRIUM;

EID: 0030306984     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02344284     Document Type: Article

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