Karyotype analysis and in situ nuclear DNA content in seven species of Echinopsis Zucc. of the family Cactaceae

Cytologia

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-79

  Das, Anath Bandhu ^a   Mohanty, Suprara ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Center   (India)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; DNA content; Karyotype

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; CEREEAE; ECHINOPSIS;

EID: 33646046497     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: 00114545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.71.75     Document Type: Article

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