Polymorphism in Gloriosa superba

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Ghosh, Seemanti ^a   Ghosh, Biswajit ^b   Jha, Sumita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIVEKANANDA CENTENARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Diversity; Karyomorphology; Markers; RAPD

Indexed keywords

GLORIOSA SUPERBA;

EID: 68449100249     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: 1479263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479262108995125     Document Type: Article

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