Review of Pennisetum section brevivalvula (Poaceae)

Euphytica

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-20

  Schmelzer, G H ^a,b  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Niamey   (Nigeria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Brevivalvula; Pennisetum; Polyploidy; Review

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM;

EID: 0030868877     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003077906928     Document Type: Review

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