Inflorescence development in a high-altitude annual Mexican teosinte (Poaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1730-1740

  Orr, Alan R ^a   Mullen, Kevin ^a   Klaahsen, Darcey ^a   Sundberg, Marshall D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Inflorescence; Mexico; Organogenesis; Poaceae; Teosinte; Zea

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; MAIZE;

POACEAE; TOLUCA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS; ZEA MAYS SUBSP. MEXICANA;

EID: 0036862152     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.11.1730     Document Type: Article

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