Meiosis in elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) (Poaceae, Poales) and their interspecific hybrids

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 353-362

  Techio, Vânia Helena ^a   Davide, Lisete Chamma ^b   Pereira, Antônio Vander ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO CONTESTADO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elephant grass; Interspecific hybrids; Meiosis; Pearl millet; Pennisetum; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRASS; GRASS POLLEN; INFERTILITY; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PEARL MILLET; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; POACEAE; TRIPLOIDY;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE; POALES;

EID: 33745645046     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000200025     Document Type: Article

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