Ploidy investigation of bananas (Musa spp.) from the National Banana Germplasm Collection at Rubona-Rwanda by flow cytometry

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 302-305

  Nsabimana, A ^a   van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Germplasm; Musa spp.; Ploidy

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM;

AFRICA; BUTARE; CENTRAL AFRICA; RUBONA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MUSA;

EID: 33745491670     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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