Quantitative ovule sterility in Medicago sativa

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1289-1295

  Rosellini, D ^a   Lorenzetti, F ^a   Bingham, E T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Callose; Embryo sac; Female sterility; Heritability

Indexed keywords

OVULE CULTURE; STERILITY;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0032431039     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051021     Document Type: Article

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