Abnormal nucleolar cycle in microsporogenesis of Brachiaria decumbens (Gramineae)

Cytologia

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 355-360

  Risso Pascotto, Claudicéia ^a   Pagliarini, Maria Suely ^a   Do Valle, Cacilda Borges ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachiaria decumbens; Microsporogenesis; Nucleolar cycle; Pollen viability

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 0036949956     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.67.355     Document Type: Article

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