Gene flow hampered by low seed size of hybrids between oilseed rape and five wild relatives

Seed Science Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Wei, Wei ^a   Darmency, Henri ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Genetically modified crops; Growth potential; Interspecific hybrids; Seed size

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NIGRA; BRASSICA RAPA; HIRSCHFELDIA INCANA; RAPHANUS RAPHANISTRUM; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 56449113241     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S096025850897433X     Document Type: Article

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