Estimation of 4C DNA and karyotype analysis in ginger (zingiber officinale rosc.) - I

Cytologia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-141

  Rai, S ^a   Das, A B ^a   Das, P ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Center   (India)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0030769623     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.62.133     Document Type: Article

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