Chromosome studies in the grass subfamily Chloridoideae. II. An analysis of polyploidy

Taxon

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 736-746

  Roodt, Rouvay ^a   Spies, Johan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Hybridization; Poaceae; Polyploidy; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; GRASS; HYBRIDIZATION; POLYPLOIDY; TAXONOMY;

CHLORIDOIDEAE; CONCINNUM; CTENIUM; CTENIUM CONCINNUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; HILARIA; HILARIA MUTICA; PANICOIDEAE; PLEURAPHIS MUTICA; POACEAE;

EID: 0345581247     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3647348     Document Type: Article

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