Two male-sterile mutants of Zea mays (Poaceae) with an extra cell division in the anther wall

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1193-1201

  Chaubal, Raj ^a   Zanella, Carla ^a,b   Trimnell, Mary R ^c   Fox, Tim W ^c   Albertsen, Marc C ^c   Bedinger, Patricia ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Maize; Male sterility; Microsporogenesis; Poaceae; Pollen development; Tapetum

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033840572     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656657     Document Type: Article

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