New cytogenetic information on Allium iranicum (Alliaceae) from Iran

Biologia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-379

  Ghaffari, Seyed Mahmood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium iranicum; Allotetraploid; Chiasmata; Chromosome pairing; Iran; Karyotype; Meiosis

Indexed keywords

ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM IRANICUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33750583121     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-006-0067-z     Document Type: Article

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