A survey of apomixis and ploidy levels among poa l. (Poaceae) using flow cytometry

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1395-1402

  Kelley, Alicia Michelle ^a   Johnson, Paul G ^a   Waldron, Blair L ^b   Peel, Michael D ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

National Plant Germplasm System; NPGS

Indexed keywords

POA; POA ANNUA; POA BULBOSA; POA NERVOSA; POA PALUSTRIS; POA TRIVIALIS; POACEAE;

EID: 67849111569     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.09.0553     Document Type: Article

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