Karyotype and C-band analysis in two species of genipa L. (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae tribe)

Cytologia

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-90

  Pierozzi, Neiva I ^a   Jung Mendaçolli, Sigrid L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C band; Genipa; Karyotype; Mitotic chromosomes

Indexed keywords

GARDENIEAE; GENIPA; GENIPA AMERICANA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 1842376910     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.62.81     Document Type: Article

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