Ploidy analysis in water yam, Dioscorea alata L. germplasm

Euphytica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 225-230

  Egesi, C N ^a,b,c   Pillay, M ^a   Asiedu, R ^a   Egunjobi, J K ^b  

^a Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Dioscorea alata; Flow cytometry; Ploidy levels; Yam

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE;

CHAD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLOWERING; GENOME SIZE; GERMPLASM; HEXAPLOIDY; PLANT REPRODUCTION; PLOIDY; PUERTO RICO; TETRAPLOIDY;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA;

EID: 0036445083     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020868218902     Document Type: Article

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