Identification of the genomic constitution of Musa L. lines (bananas, plantains and hybrids) using molecular cytogenetics

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 787-793

  Osuji, Julian O ^a,b   Harrison, Gill ^a   Crouch, Jonathan ^c,d   Heslop Harrison, J S ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^c Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Elsoms Seeds Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banana; Biodiversity; Genome organization; Genomic in situ hybridization; Hybrids; Plant breeding; Plantain

Indexed keywords

MUSA;

EID: 0031460849     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0516     Document Type: Article

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