Ploidy variation of Musa hybrids from crosses

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1048-1053

  Oselebe, H O ^a   Tenkouano, A ^b,c   Pillay, M ^b,c  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c LW Lambourn and Co   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic improvement; Musa species; Ploidy; Unilateral sexual polyploidization

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; ARTICLE; BANANA; CHLOROPLAST; DIPLOIDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE REPLICATION; HYBRID; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT STOMA; PLOIDY; PROGENY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MUSA; MUSA X PARADISIACA;

EID: 33745017972     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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