Karyotype analysis and cytophotometric estimation of nuclear DNA content in some members of the Zingiberaceae

Cytobios

Volumn 1999, Issue 384, 1999, Pages 23-33

  Das, A B ^a   Rai, S ^a   Das, P ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

Amomum; Chromosome number; Curcuma; Interphase nuclear volume; Karyotype; Nuclear DNA content; Zingiber

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346404218     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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