Crossability and characterization of interspecific hybrids between sexual Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet) and a new cytotype (2n=56) of apomictic P. squamulatum

Cytologia

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Kaushal, Pankaj ^a   Roy, Ajoy Kumar ^a   Khare, Aarti ^a   Malaviya, Devendra Ram ^a   Zadoo, Surinder Nath ^a   Choubey, Rang Nath ^a  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Interspecific hybridization; Pearl millet; Pennisetum

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM SQUAMULATUM;

EID: 34248663820     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: 00114545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.72.111     Document Type: Article

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