Sequential reduction of Pennisetum squamulatum genome complement in P. glaucum (2n=28)xP. squamulatum (2n=56) hybrids and their progenies revealed its octoploid status

Cytologia

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-158

  Kaushal, Pankaj ^a   Khare, Aarti ^a   Zadoo, Surinder Nath ^a   Roy, Ajoy Kumar ^a   Malaviya, Devendra Ram ^a   Agrawal, Ankit ^a   Siddiqui, Shahid Ali ^a   Choubey, Rang Nath ^a  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Gene pool; Interspecific hybridization; Pennisetum; Perenniality

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM SQUAMULATUM;

EID: 55949114701     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: 00114545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.73.151     Document Type: Article

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