Inheritance of nuclear DNA content in leaf epidermal cells of Zea mays L.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 94, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 782-787

  Cavallini, A ^a   Natali, L ^a   Cionini, G ^b   Balconi, C ^c   D'Amato, F ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Delle Piante Agrarie   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Ist Sperim per la Cerealicoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; DNA content; Leaf epidermis; Maize; Ploidy level

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031008241     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050478     Document Type: Article

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