Cytotaxonomy of some species and of interspecific hybrids of Pennisetum (Poaceae, Poales)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-209

  Techio, Vânia Helena ^a   Davide, Lisete Chamma ^a   Pereira, Antônio Vander ^a   Bearzoti, Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytogenetic; Genetic divergence; Germplasm; Pennisetum; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOTAXONOMY; GERMPLASM; GRAIN; HEXAPLOIDY; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PEARL MILLET; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM NERVOSUM; PENNISETUM ORIENTALE; PENNISETUM POLYSTACHYON SETOSUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PENNISETUM SETOSUM; POACEAE; POALES;

EID: 0036620701     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572002000200014     Document Type: Article

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