Cytotypes of Andropogon gerardii Vitman (Poaceae): Fertility and reproduction of aneuploids

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-103

  Norrmann, Guillermo A ^a   Keeler, Kathleen H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE BOTÁNICA DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big bluegrass; Chromosome number; Evolution; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

GRASS; POLYPLOIDY; REPRODUCTION;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; POA; POA SECUNDA; POACEAE;

EID: 0037233026     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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