Genome size analysis in the genus Cucurbita and its use for determination of interspecific hybrids obtained using the embryorescue technique

Plant Science

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 663-669

  Šiško, Metka ^a   Ivančič, Anton ^a   Bohanec, Borut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cucurbita species; Embryo rescue; Flow cytometry; Genome size; Interspecific hybridization

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES;

GENOME SIZE ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA ARGYROSPERMA; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA; CUCURBITA FOETIDISSIMA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; CUCURBITA PEPO; PEPO;

EID: 18544397405     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(03)00256-5     Document Type: Article

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