Stigma variability in saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 601-604

  Ghaffari, Seyed Mahmood ^a   Bagheri, Abdolreza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chromosome count; Crocus sativus; Saffron; Stigma; Triploid

Indexed keywords

ANTHER; ARTICLE; BUDDING; CHROMOSOME; CROCUS; CYTOLOGY; FLOWERING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PISTIL STIGMA; POLLEN;

CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 62549128246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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