Abnormal meiotic behavior in brachiaria brizantha (poaceae) leading to microspore degeneration

Caryologia

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-402

  Daniela, Mendes Vieira ^a   Bonato, Andrea Beatriz Mendes ^a   Pagliarini, Maria Suely ^a   Valle, Cacilda Borges Do ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Brachiaria brizantha; Grass; Microspore degeneration; Microsporogenesis; Spindle; Sterility

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BRACHIARIA; POACEAE; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 33751325868     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2005.10589479     Document Type: Article

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