Clarifying taxonomy and nomenclature of Fothergilla (Hamamelidaceae) cultivars and hybrids

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 470-473

  Ranney, Thomas G ^a   Lynch, Nathan P ^a   Fantz, Paul R ^a   Cappiello, Paul ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yew Dell Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; DNA content; Flow cytometry; Fothergilla gardenii; Fothergilla major; Fothergilla xintermedia; Genome size; Hybrid fothergilla; Interspecific hybridization; Polyploidy; Witch alder

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY;

FOTHERGILLA GARDENII; FOTHERGILLA MAJOR; FOTHERGILLA XINTERMEDIA; HYBRID FOTHERGILLA; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; POLYPLOIDY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CYTOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS; VARIETIES;

ALNUS; FOTHERGILLA; FOTHERGILLA GARDENII; FOTHERGILLA MAJOR; HAMAMELIDACEAE; HAMAMELIDIDAE;

EID: 34248531164     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.3.470     Document Type: Article

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