Evidence of apomixis in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 527-530

  Nassar, Nagib M A ^a   Vieira, Marco André R ^a   Vieira, Clibas ^b   Gratapaglia, Dario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CLONE; CYTOGENETICS; HETEROZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SPOROGENESIS;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0032436216     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571998000400020     Document Type: Article

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