Genome size variations within Dasypyrum villosum: Correlations with chromosomal traits, environmental factors and plant phenotypic characteristics and behaviour in reproduction

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 559-567

  Caceres, M E ^a   De Pace, C ^b   Scarascia Mugnozza, G T ^b   Kotsonis, P ^b   Ceccarelli, M ^a   Cionini, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dasypyrum villosum; Developmental regulation; Environmental adaptation; Intraspecific genomic changes; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DASYPYRUM VILLOSUM;

EID: 0031970516     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050774     Document Type: Article

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