Observations on interspecific compatibility and meiotic chromosome behavior of Capsicum buforum and C. lanceolatum

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-199

  Tong, Nankui ^a,b   Bosland, Paul W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b H J Heinz Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsicum buforum; Capsicum lanceolatum; Chile; Chromosome; Interspecific hybridization; Pepper

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM BUFORUM; CAPSICUM LANCEOLATUM; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0038355275     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022986615694     Document Type: Article

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