Pollen viability in natural populations of three North American diploid species of blueberry (Vaccinium, section Cyanococcus)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 39-48

  Ortiz, R ^a   Vorsa, N ^b   Bruederle, L P ^c   Laverty, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Intraclass correlation; Isozymes; Pollen stainability

Indexed keywords

CLONE; DIPLOIDY; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIANCE; ISOENZYME; NORTH AMERICA; POLLEN;

FRUIT; GENETIC VARIATION; POLLEN; VIABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

VACCINIUM ELLIOTTII; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES; VACCINIUM TENELLUM;

EID: 0033525394     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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