Class II tassel seed mutations provide evidence for multiple types of inflorescence meristems in maize (Poaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1502-1515

  Irish, Erin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching; Determinacy; Flowering; Grasses; Inflorescence; Maize; Sex determination; Spikelet; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030731198     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446611     Document Type: Article

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