Apomixis and sexuality in diploid and tetraploid accessions of Brachiaria decumbens

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-52

  Naumova, Tamara N ^a,b   Hayward, Michael D ^c   Wagenvoort, Marinus ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KOMAROV BOTANICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agamic complexes; Apomixis; Brachiaria; Day length; Embryology; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS;

EID: 0032783321     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050170     Document Type: Article

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