Meiotic behavior of Carica papaya L.: Spontaneous chromosome instability and elimination in important cvs. in North Indian conditions

Cytologia

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-136

  Bajpai, Anju ^a   Singh, Anaud K ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUBTROPICAL HORTICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Carica papaya; Chromosome disintegration; Chromosome stickiness; Laggards; Micronucleus; Pollen fertility; Pollen stickiness

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 33748634620     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: 00114545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.71.131     Document Type: Article

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