Meiotic studies of some Stipa (Poaceae) species and populations in Iran

Cytologia

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Sheidai, Masoud ^a   Attaei, Saeideh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cytomixis; Meiotic abnormality; Stipa (Poaceae)

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; STIPA;

EID: 17844398043     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.70.23     Document Type: Article

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