Analysis of chiasma frequency and nuclear DNA variation in some species of Mammillaria

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 354, 1996, Pages 173-181

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

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

4C DNA; Chiasma; Mammillaria; Meiosis; Pollen sterility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346679642     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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