A multi-nucleate male-sterile mutant of maize with gametophytic expression

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-26

  Sari Gorla, Mirella ^a   Gatti, Emanuele ^a   Villa, Marzio ^a   Pè, M Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gametophytic mutants; Maize; Male sterility; Pollen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030893064     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050063     Document Type: Article

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