Flow cytometric evidence for multiple ploidy levels in the endosperm of some gymnosperm species

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 94, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 865-870

  Pichot, C ^a   El Maataoui, M ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Embryo; Endosperm; Flow cytometry; Gymnosperms; Ploidy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030967372     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050488     Document Type: Article

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