Organogenesis of Fascicled ear mutant inflorescences in maize (Poaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 723-734

  Orr, Alan R ^a   Haas, Gretchen ^a   Sundberg, Marshall D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical meristem; Development; Inflorescence; Maize mutant; Organogenesis; Poaceae; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030822929     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445808     Document Type: Article

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