Genome size and environmental correlations in maize (Zea mays ssp. mays, Poaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL. A, 1998, Pages 107-115

  Poggio, Lidia ^a,b   Rosato, Marcela ^a,b   Chiavarino, Amilcar M ^a,b   Naranjo, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

B chromosomes; DNA content; Environmental correlations; Genome size; Heterochromatic bands; Maize populations; Zea mays ssp. mays.

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME NUMBER; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; PLANT GENOME;

EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032432586     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0757     Document Type: Article

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